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

Hubert Davis suggests that rotation for ‘downshifting’ Tar Heels is set
The way Notre Dame coach Mike Brey sees it, UNC basketball has “downshifted” under coach Hubert Davis. When Brey's Irish host the Tar Heels on...
Mon Jan 3, 2022

Top Stories of 2021: Roy Williams Retires From UNC, Hubert Davis Hired As Head Coach
On April 1, 2021, UNC basketball head coach Roy Williams sent a shockwave throughout the college basketball world: the Hall of Fame head coach, with...
Fri Dec 31, 2021

Michael Jordan Once Outbid Charles Barkley for a Motorcycle and Then Gave It to Roy Williams' Wife
During his time on Dean Smith’s UNC staff, Roy Williams helped discover Michael Jordan. Williams discussed the time he ran into Jordan at a charity...
Wed Dec 29, 2021

Lucas: The Man In Charge
Dean Smith didn't play Vince Carter enough as a freshman to suit you and Roy Williams didn't call enough timeouts, and there are going to...
Wed Dec 22, 2021

NC Department Of Transportation Honors Dean Smith, Roy Williams
The N.C. Department of Transportation has approved a request to honorarily name stretches of U.S. Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill for former Tar Heel basketball...
Wed Dec 8, 2021

< Back

Next >