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

Bomani Jones on UNC's football struggles
Bomani Jones, a former ESPN personality that's found success going independent with his podcast, "The Right Time", has been a long-time follower of UNC sports...
Tue Oct 7, 2025

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Interview With Former UNC Basketball Asst. Coach Jerod Haase
Former UNC Basketball assistant coach Jerod Haase discusses the loss of North Carolina's JV team, Haase's journey from Kansas to Chapel Hill, his transition to...
Tue Sep 23, 2025

Good, Bad, and Ugly Report: UNC vs. Charlotte
There’s a reason Dean Smith would not play non-conference in-state schools. Smith’s opinion reportedly was that if you win, you did what you were supposed...
Sun Sep 7, 2025

How a former NASCAR executive with deep Chapel Hill ties plans to move UNC athletics forward
Steve Newmark grew up in Chapel Hill surrounded by North Carolina athletics leaders. He was close with the family of UNC’s former athletics director, Dick...
Sun Aug 31, 2025

SLAM releases a special edition magazine for the UNC basketball program
Fans of North Carolina basketball are going to love this newly-released edition of SLAM Magazine. SLAM Presents UNC is a special edition magazine that celebrates...
Tue Aug 26, 2025

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