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

No. 16 UNC Men's Basketball Hosts Georgetown Sunday - Pregame Notes
UNC Men's Basketball returns to the Smith Center for an ACC-Big East matchup on Sunday, when the Tar Heels (7-1) host the Georgetown Hoyas (6-2)...
Sun Dec 7, 2025

Memorable UNC-Kentucky basketball games
Dec. 17, 1962: UNC 68, Kentucky 66 - In a rare occurrence in this series, neither team was ranked when they met at Kentucky. But...
Sun Nov 30, 2025

Chansky’s Notebook: The Honoring
On Veterans Day, UNC has many to honor and remember. The two biggest names associated with Carolina football and basketball served in the military: Charlie...
Tue Nov 11, 2025

North Carolina and Kansas' Historic Basketball Ties Prove They Should Play Annually
UNC and Kansas have only met 14 times in men's basketball, and remarkably, the Tar Heels' 87-74 win over the Jayhawks was the first time...
Tue Nov 11, 2025

UNC-Kansas home-and-home deal expires Friday. Future of bluebloods' series unclear
"I could be wrong on this," Kansad coach Bill Self said. "It was total class on both sides (for last year's game at Allen Fieldhouse)...
Fri Nov 7, 2025

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