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 |
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Dean Smith Began Historic Coaching Career 59 Years Ago TodayOn August 3, 1961, North Carolina lost a Hall of Fame coach and gained another. Following a major recruiting scandal and rumors of point shaving,...
Mon Aug 3, 2020
In 1976, Dean Smith coached U.S. Olympic team to win over Allentown Jets at Pennsylvania high school1976—A capacity crowd of 3,860 fills Liberty’s Memorial Gym to watch the 1976 U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team, coached by Dean Smith, run past the...
Sun Jul 26, 2020
55 years ago, UNC men's basketball coaching legend Dean Smith was hanged in effigy
On Jan. 6, 1965, the basketball team rolled into Chapel Hill on a bus back from Winston-Salem after suffering a 107-85 demolition at the hands...
Thu Jul 23, 2020
UNC Star Scott Williams Shares Framed $200 Check From Dean Smith
Dean Smith is widely regarded as one of the finest men ever to lead a team on the hardwood. After he passed away in 2015,...
Tue Jul 21, 2020
Chansky’s Notebook: The Dean’s Take
What would Dean Smith say if he were still with us? A fraternity brother emailed me a grainy videotape from 1996. It was of our...
Sat Jul 18, 2020