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

Billy Donovan would give UNC elite, Hall of Fame coach with proven record
UNC is swinging for the fences to secure a replacement for Hubert Davis, and one of those targets is Billy Donovan. Like legendary UNC coaches...
Thu Mar 26, 2026

Will UNC basketball search break tradition? Inside the Tar Heels coaching legacy
For decades, the Tar Heels have promoted from within a coaching lineage that traces from Dean Smith to Bill Guthridge to Matt Doherty to Roy...
Thu Mar 26, 2026

With Hubert Davis out, North Carolina must finally move beyond the Dean Smith tree
On Aug. 2, 1961, UNC announced it was promoting a 30-year-old basketball assistant coach named Dean Smith to the top job. Amid little fanfare, a...
Wed Mar 25, 2026

Larry Brown defends Hubert Davis amid job speculation
A prominent North Carolina alumnus has come out in defense of head coach Hubert Davis amid speculation about his future. Larry Brown, a former All-ACC...
Tue Mar 24, 2026

Larry Brown Offers Public Support for Hubert Davis
Hall of Fame coach and former UNC guard Larry Brown, who played under Frank McGuire and Dean Smith in the 1960s before coaching under Smith...
Mon Mar 23, 2026

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