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

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

Hubert Davis trusts in wisdom from Dean Smith while navigating first season as UNC coach
As Hubert Davis navigates this new experience as UNC’s first-year coach and confronts the challenges that emerge along the course of a college basketball season,...
Wed Jan 12, 2022

How Monmouth coach, former UNC standout King Rice is making the most of second chances
As King Rice sat in Dean Smith’s office in 1990 for the latest of his bad decisions, the way he remembers the conversation established the...
Sun Jan 9, 2022

Justin McKoy cleared, just in time to face a familiar Virginia squad
When Justin McKoy sees Reece Beekman and the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday, it won’t just be for fun. McKoy, who played at Panther Creek High...
Sat Jan 8, 2022

Video: Interview with BDaht, the Sixth Man of UNC Basketball
BDaht joins George on The Tar Heel Show to talk about becoming the new Arena Host for UNC Basketball at the Dean Smith Center and...
Tue Jan 4, 2022

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