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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Chansky’s Notebook: Kansas ConnectivityThe uncanny Carolina-Kansas connection goes back more than 75 years. When Dean Smith was finishing his Air Force duty after graduating from Kansas and playing...
Thu Nov 7, 2024
Hubert Davis Reflects on Connection to His Coach Dean SmithThe 2024-25 North Carolina basketball season, which opened Monday night with the Tar Heels’ 90-76 victory over Elon at the Dean E. Smith Center, eventually...
Thu Nov 7, 2024
Ven-Allen Lubin Sees Everything About Himself and UNC as a Fit
Ven-Allen Lubin had a touch of Carolina Basketball in his hoops DNA well before arriving at UNC this summer as a member of the Tar...
Sat Oct 26, 2024
Chansky’s Notebook: No Lone Wolf
Joe Wolf could have gotten lost in his own family. In a college basketball program festooned with superstars and steady Eddies, Wolf knew what it...
Wed Oct 2, 2024
UNC Basketball Recruiting History: The Kid from Kohler
Dean Smith, a combination of fierce competitor and humble introvert, was careful in his evaluations of Joe Wolf. His philosophy was to be fair to...
Fri Sep 27, 2024