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-Kansas home-and-home deal expires Friday. Future of bluebloods' series unclear"I could be wrong on this," Kansad coach Bill Self said. "It was total class on both sides (for last year's game at Allen Fieldhouse)...
Fri Nov 7, 2025
Video: IC Podcast - Touch 'Em All with Larry Keith"Touch 'Em All: My Life and Career at Sports Illustrated" is Larry Keith's memoir about an accomplished writer and editor who began his career at...
Wed Nov 5, 2025
Chansky’s Notebook: Good for the Future
Drake Maye had the perfect game on Sunday. When Dean Smith was coaching, and his team was favored and having a bad game, he said...
Mon Nov 3, 2025
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders mourn the loss of former coach Randy Wiel
Randy Wiel began his coaching career under Dean Smith at UNC as the assistant coach for a seven-year stint. During his time coaching the Tar...
Sun Oct 26, 2025
Chansky’s Notebook: The Pioneer
Carolina has now lost two of its athletic pioneers in October. Last week, I wrote about the late Randy Wiel, the first foreign player in...
Tue Oct 21, 2025