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

Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 9 - Bob McAdoo
One of the few transfers Dean Smith accepted into his program, Bob McAdoo played just one season at UNC, but he was sensational. He led...
Tue Jun 7, 2022

Dean Smith story from Kenny Smith has the former UNC basketball coach trending
According to Kenny Smith, after a conversation with Makhtar N'Diaye, who played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1996-98, coach Dean Smith realized that...
Sat Jun 4, 2022

Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 16 - Phil Ford
Phil Ford is known for running Dean Smith’s famous Four Corners offense. He was the 1978 National Player of the Year, three-time All-America, 1978 ACC...
Tue May 31, 2022

Vince Carter, Ed Cota React to Death of UNC Teammate Ademola Okulaja
Former UNC forward Ademola Okulaja died on Tuesday at the age of 46. Ed Cota: "Just got some terrible news about 1 of my favorite...
Sun May 22, 2022

Chansky’s Notebook: Only the Good Die Young
Ademola Okulaja is remembered most as a great teammate. Tragically, another former UNC basketball player has died unexpectedly. The 6-9 Okulaja, who started for four...
Thu May 19, 2022

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