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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
Dean Smith

55 years ago, UNC men's basketball coaching legend Dean Smith was hanged in effigy
On Jan. 6, 1965, the basketball team rolled into Chapel Hill on a bus back from Winston-Salem after suffering a 107-85 demolition at the hands...

UNC Star Scott Williams Shares Framed $200 Check From Dean Smith
Dean Smith is widely regarded as one of the finest men ever to lead a team on the hardwood. After he passed away in 2015,...

Chansky’s Notebook: The Dean’s Take
What would Dean Smith say if he were still with us? A fraternity brother emailed me a grainy videotape from 1996. It was of our...

Dean Smith Bought Dinner for his Former Players After His Death
Dean Smith was a legendary basketball coach who spent 36 seasons as the head man at the University of North Carolina. For most of his...

From Cunningham to Carter, an incredible streak ends but not the life lessons from Dean Smith
When Vince Carter retired from the NBA last month after 22 years with eight teams, the world’s premier basketball league was left with no players...

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