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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Jordan (Golf) RulesThe Last Dance hardly scratched the surface of Michael Jordan's passion for golf. With Pinehurst within reach of Jordan’s hometown of Wilmington and college headquarters...
Wed Jul 1, 2020
Former UNC Basketball Star George Karl Reflects on Dean Smith, Vince CarterDean Smith prefaced each UNC basketball practice with a “Thought of the Day,” a method George Karl expounded upon in an interview with ESPN. “Most...
Wed Jul 1, 2020
Jerry Stackhouse Trying to "Echo" Dean Smith at Vanderbilt
Jerry Stackhouse, now the head coach at Vanderbilt, is attempting to rekindle some of Dean Smith’s magic in Nashville. The former NBA All-Star is using...
Tue Jun 30, 2020
Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 6 - 1967-68
Dean Smith's second consecutive Final Four team in 1967-68 got him his first crack at the national title. It didn't go well, as the Tar...
Fri Jun 26, 2020
Podcast: Conversation with Jerry Stackhouse
Jerry Stackhouse discusses what it was like going to UNC, playing for Dean Smith, and explains why he wanted to finish his education when he...
Thu Jun 25, 2020