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's Impact Evident in Tar Heels' 2022 Final Four RunIf you're the type to believe in omens, the UNC men's basketball team playing at New Orleans' Superdome in the 2022 Final Four is promising...
Thu Mar 31, 2022
Forty years after Jordan's shot, UNC looks to create new memories in New OrleansMichael Jordan’s game-winning shot against Georgetown in 1982 brought home Dean Smith’s first of two national championships and allowed UNC to gain the recognition it...
Thu Mar 31, 2022
Art’s Angle: Tar Heels 2-0 In New Orleans
The only two times North Carolina has played in the Final Four at the New Orleans Superdome, the Tar Heels cut down the national championship...
Wed Mar 30, 2022
A Tar Heel Send-off
More than 2,000 UNC fans gathered outside the Dean Smith Center on Wednesday to wish the men’s basketball team good luck as the Tar Heels...
Wed Mar 30, 2022
Roy Williams, Michael Jordan and the Snickers bar that saved UNC's national title
This is the story of how Roy Williams, a young assistant, almost missed Dean Smith’s first NCAA Tournament title at UNC. Almost missed the 1982...
Wed Mar 30, 2022