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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55 years ago, UNC men's basketball coaching legend Dean Smith was hanged in effigyOn 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...
Thu Jul 23, 2020
UNC Star Scott Williams Shares Framed $200 Check From Dean SmithDean Smith is widely regarded as one of the finest men ever to lead a team on the hardwood. After he passed away in 2015,...
Tue Jul 21, 2020
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...
Sat Jul 18, 2020
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...
Fri Jul 17, 2020
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...
Sat Jul 11, 2020