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

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

Former UNC basketball player, assistant coach Randy Wiel dies at 74
Randy Wiel was more than a coach to many of the athletes he mentored while he was the men's basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State...
Sat Oct 18, 2025

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

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