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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UNC basketball coaching search: Who should be next coach for Tar Heels?Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge, Matt Doherty, Roy Williams, Hubert Davis. That’s the list of North Carolina basketball coaches over the last 70-plus years...
Wed Apr 1, 2026
A Brief History of UNC Men’s Basketball Head Coaching SearchesRumors continue to swirl about UNC's potential basketball coaching targets. If leading candidates are any indication, the next coach will not come from the "Carolina...
Tue Mar 31, 2026
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