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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Hansbrough Takes Top HonorThe population of Poplar Bluff, Mo., could fit inside North Carolina's Dean Smith Center. This season, the 16,000 or so people in the rural town...
Tue Mar 14, 2006
The Dean of College Hoops"He's cast a very long shadow over the game of basketball. And if basketball had a Mount Rushmore, Dean Smith's face would be on it,"...
Mon Mar 13, 2006
From 'To Hate Like This': Part III
“I was born and bred a Tar Heel,” McLamb said, a Charlotte native. “My mom says I was born with baby blue on my butt.”...
Wed Mar 1, 2006
Turning 75 finds Dean Smith contented
Dean Smith turns 75 today and plans to spend his birthday the way he spends most days when he's in town. He'll come to his...
Tue Feb 28, 2006
To the top of the world and back
Larry Miller was not just a great player but a historic one. He was Dean Smith's first major recruit at the University of North Carolina,...
Sat Feb 25, 2006