Dean Smith Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Dean Smith | | Hometown: | Emporia, KS | | High School: | Emporia | | Born: | February 28, 1931 | | Died: | February 7, 2015 | | Notes: | Basketball Hall of Fame, 4x NCAA Coach of the Year, 1982 NCAA Championship coach, 879 wins |
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Dean Smith story from Kenny Smith has the former UNC basketball coach trendingAccording to Kenny Smith, after a conversation with Makhtar N'Diaye, who played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1996-98, coach Dean Smith realized that...
Sat Jun 4, 2022
Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 16 - Phil FordPhil Ford is known for running Dean Smith’s famous Four Corners offense. He was the 1978 National Player of the Year, three-time All-America, 1978 ACC...
Tue May 31, 2022
Vince Carter, Ed Cota React to Death of UNC Teammate Ademola Okulaja
Former UNC forward Ademola Okulaja died on Tuesday at the age of 46. Ed Cota: "Just got some terrible news about 1 of my favorite...
Sun May 22, 2022
Chansky’s Notebook: Only the Good Die Young
Ademola Okulaja is remembered most as a great teammate. Tragically, another former UNC basketball player has died unexpectedly. The 6-9 Okulaja, who started for four...
Thu May 19, 2022
Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 29 - Larry Miller
Larry Miller was a huge part of Dean Smith building UNC into a prominent program. He was two-time ACC Player of the Year in 1967...
Sat May 14, 2022