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

Long-time UNC band director passes away
He came from the Air Force and built a national powerhouse at Chapel Hill. Millions of sports fans watched the maestro on TV. No, not...
Sun Dec 11, 2005

Anniversary of final Big Four Tournament passes quietly
Starting in 1970, the four Atlantic Coast Conference schools from North Carolina gathered in Greensboro for two days of games that didn't count in the...
Sat Dec 10, 2005

Ex-Tar Heels reunite during Knicks visit
Larry Brown's heart may be with New York, but his blood tends to run Carolina Blue. As soon as the Knicks hired Brown, the North...
Thu Nov 24, 2005

Lessons In Leadership
There is a lot that could be said about Dean Smith, and I’m not ashamed to say that I count the hour I got to...
Wed Nov 23, 2005

Cleveland State to find UNC hostile
Cleveland State will experience the full away-from-home treatment tonight when the Vikings take on defending national champion North Carolina in the Dean Smith Center. Since...
Tue Nov 22, 2005

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