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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Former ACC referee Karl Hess shares Dean Smith storiesKarl Hess shared a couple of interesting Dean Smith stories during a radio interview, offering a rare look at how the Hall of Fame coach...
Tue Mar 17, 2026
Lucas: Ninety-FiveI can hear Dean Smith now: "Jonathan did make some shots, but I was very impressed with his rebounding and I loved his pass to...
Sun Mar 1, 2026
Chansky’s Notebook: The Killers
Dean Smith once famously noted that UNC was not a basketball school, but rather a women’s soccer school. These days, Carolina women’s soccer is still...
Thu Feb 19, 2026
UNC to keep Dean Smith, Roy Williams names on any future basketball arena, court
No matter where UNC Men’s Basketball plays in the future, the university plans to keep the names of former coaches Dean Smith and Roy Williams...
Tue Feb 17, 2026
Lucas: Subway Rats
UNC Basketball has been described in many different ways. While utilizing a big man in the middle during the Dean Smith era, the Tar Heels...
Sat Feb 14, 2026