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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

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...

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...

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...

Joe Wolf, who played for North Carolina and 7 NBA teams, dies at 59
Joe Wolf, a former UNC captain for Dean Smith who played for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before becoming a coach, died unexpectedly...

The Last Time UNC Football Lost to an FCS Team? Yes, It Was as Bad as You Think.
The year was 1999, and UNC athletics were in a state of upheaval. Chapel Hill was just two years removed from the departure of two...

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