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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Smith Center turns 20The 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 CarolinaIt'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
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