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

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,...
Thu Feb 4, 2021

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,...
Mon Feb 1, 2021

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...
Sun Jan 24, 2021

Video: Shammond Williams Chats With UNC Basketball SID Steve Kirschner
As the primary media contact for UNC men's basketball since 1995, Steve Kirschner has seen it all. The Sr. Associate Athletic Director for men's basketball...
Mon Jan 18, 2021

Video: Shammond Williams Chats With George Lynch
Tar Heel basketball legend George Lynch joins the "Carolina Conversation" with Shammond Williams to discuss UNC's 1993 title team, Chris Weber calling the timeout, playing...
Tue Jan 5, 2021

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