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

Tar Heels schedule UC-Santa Barbara for 2005-06 season
The Tar Heels will face UCSB at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill on November 25, the day after Thanksgiving. The Gauchos are definitely...
Thu Jun 16, 2005

Larry Brown is no Dean Smith
After winning that NBA title a season ago, Larry Brown had a chance to reshape his legacy for the history books. He had a chance...
Sat Jun 4, 2005

Michael Jordan to help shape U.S. basketball team
Dean Smith, Michael Jordan, Larry Brown, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are among the who's-who of basketball who agreed Thursday to help choose the men's...
Fri Jun 3, 2005

Activist: Smith walks softly, carries big social conscience
Dean Smith has always taken strong stands for social justice, since his first years at Chapel Hill when he and others dined out with black...
Sun May 15, 2005

Players Deserve No Blame for Early Exits to NBA
Dean Smith had the best philosophy about players giving up their eligibility early to enter the NBA draft. He pointed out if any other student...
Fri May 6, 2005

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