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: A reluctant namesakeNearly everyone involved with the project wanted to name the building after UNC men's basketball coach Dean Smith. Never a self promoter and always promoting...
Wed Jan 18, 2006
Center of attentionMore people, less noise So with twice as many fans filling the Smith Center on a regular basis, why was Carmichael a louder place to...
Wed Jan 18, 2006
Smith Center turns 20
The Smith Center's original capacity was 21,426 -- a big figure for Dean Smith, who had grown used to Carmichael (original capacity: 8,800) and at...
Wed Jan 18, 2006
'Canes stun No. 20 North Carolina
It's not often that the Dean Smith Center has one of those pin-drop moments of silence. Saturday afternoon, less than a minute after Miami guard...
Sun Jan 15, 2006
Hurricanes Ready For North Carolina
The University of Miami travels to Chapel Hill to face the Tar Heels on January 14 at the Dean Smith Center. North Carolina enters the...
Thu Jan 12, 2006