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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Video: Black, Sharpe, Walton Post-Notre Dame InterviewsNorth Carolina topped Notre Dame 66-65 on Saturday at the Dean Smith Center. UNC was led by Day'Ron Sharpe’s 25 points while Kerwin Walton added...
Sat Jan 2, 2021
Antawn Jamison Discusses Carolina Family, Dean Smith ValuesOn a recent "Carolina Conversation" podcast with Shammond Williams (Video), North Carolina basketball legend Antawn Jamison shared how Hall of Fame head coach Dean Smith...
Wed Dec 30, 2020
With no fans, why don't the Tar Heels and Wolfpack go play basketball at their retro arenas?
Did you know that during the Tar Heels’ tenure at Carmichael Arena, they only lost 20 games there? That’s it. Between 1965 and 1986, North...
Thu Dec 24, 2020
Chansky’s Notebook: Disquieting Defeat
Roy Williams’ mentor had a favorite expression for this. Dean Smith used to preach, “How you start is how you finish.” And despite exciting comebacks...
Wed Dec 23, 2020
Video: Shammond Williams Chats With Charlie Scott
Former UNC guard Shammond Williams sits down with Tar Heel basketball legend Charlie Scott to share his unbelievable story. Charlie was the first black scholarship...
Wed Dec 23, 2020