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

ACC men's basketball tournament chronicled in 10-part ESPN series on ACC Network
From the tournament’s humble beginnings with N.C. State and Coach Everett Case winning the first one to North Carolina and Coach Dean Smith and then...
Mon Feb 7, 2022

Roy Williams' top 8 North Carolina-Duke matchups
Roy Williams was an assistant under then-UNC basketball coach Dean Smith. On the other bench, Mike Krzyzewski was in his sixth year as head coach...
Sat Feb 5, 2022

UNC Basketball to Honor Roy Williams on Saturday at N.C. State Game
North Carolina will honor former head basketball coach Roy Williams at halftime of the N.C. State game on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The ceremony will...
Fri Jan 28, 2022

UNC's 1982 National Championship Team Reuniting Saturday
One of the greatest teams in UNC Basketball history will be back in Chapel Hill this weekend. The 1982 National Champions are holding their 40th...
Fri Jan 28, 2022

NBA Archive 75: Billy Cunningham
Billy Cunningham, the lean leaper, who earned the nickname “Kangaroo Kid,” became a collegiate star in the days before Dean Smith’s program was a national...
Fri Jan 14, 2022

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