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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
Dean Smith

Carolina Insider Podcast: Duke Preview, Marcus Paige, Kevin Salvadori
UNC lost to Clemson on Tuesday which sets up a big two-game stretch against Duke and Miami. Former Tar Heel big man Kevin Salvadori discusses...

What Was the World Like the Last Time UNC and Duke Were Unranked?
For the first time since February 27, 1960, both Carolina and Duke enter the game unranked in the AP Top 25. The game will snap...

Former UNC guard Jackie Manuel discusses Duke rivalry, J.J. Redick, 'Speedo guy' and more
Jackie Manuel played basketball at North Carolina from 2001-2005, winning a national title under coach Dean Smith. Now, he is the director of player personnel,...

Video: Shammond Williams Chats With J.R. Reid
North Carolina great J.R. Reid joins Shammond Williams on the Carolina Conversation this week to discuss his career in Chapel Hill, playing for Dean Smith,...

Hank Aaron on Dean Smith and the pursuit of records (Greensboro News & Record, 1995)
Monday night, on an island in the Pacific, Dean Smith began the stretch run at the all-time college basketball record that Adolph Rupp took to...

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