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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Former UNC basketball player, assistant coach Randy Wiel dies at 74Randy Wiel was more than a coach to many of the athletes he mentored while he was the men's basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State...
Sat Oct 18, 2025
Bomani Jones on UNC's football strugglesBomani Jones, a former ESPN personality that's found success going independent with his podcast, "The Right Time", has been a long-time follower of UNC sports...
Tue Oct 7, 2025
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Interview With Former UNC Basketball Asst. Coach Jerod Haase
Former UNC Basketball assistant coach Jerod Haase discusses the loss of North Carolina's JV team, Haase's journey from Kansas to Chapel Hill, his transition to...
Tue Sep 23, 2025
Good, Bad, and Ugly Report: UNC vs. Charlotte
There’s a reason Dean Smith would not play non-conference in-state schools. Smith’s opinion reportedly was that if you win, you did what you were supposed...
Sun Sep 7, 2025
How a former NASCAR executive with deep Chapel Hill ties plans to move UNC athletics forward
Steve Newmark grew up in Chapel Hill surrounded by North Carolina athletics leaders. He was close with the family of UNC’s former athletics director, Dick...
Sun Aug 31, 2025