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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

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...

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...

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...

Audio: Who Were the Best Tar Heels During the Dean Smith Era?
The Triangle beat reporter for the Athletic joined The Final Drive With Josh Parcell show to discuss a recent draft they did to determine the...

Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 10 - 1997-98
The 1997-98 team had chemistry like few Carolina teams when the right five were on the court, for which Bill Guthridge deserves a lot of...

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