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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

Charlie Shaffer, 79, helped bring Olympics, Super Bowl to Atlanta
Charlie Shaffer was born Dec. 21, 1941, in Durham, NC, and was a star high-school quarterback. A knee injury ended his football career, but he...

Former UNC Basketball, Tennis Captain Charlie Shaffer Passes Away
Charlie Shaffer (Dec. 21, 1941 - Mar. 18, 2021) was awarded the Morehead Scholarship to UNC where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was elected...

Carolina Insider Podcast: NCAA Tournament Preview, Bobby Cremins Interview
North Carolina made a solid run in the ACC Tournament and now heads to Indiana and the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed. Former...

Art’s Angle: Dadgum Good
Roy Williams is still pretty dadgum good doing it his way. And in his 33rd season, 18th at UNC, Ol’ Roy is as natural as...

Chansky’s Notebook: The Weird Season
UNC came back with its second straight dominating performance by pulling away from 11th-seeded Notre Dame. The Tar Heels may owe part of their stirring...

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