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

Vince Carter, Ed Cota React to Death of UNC Teammate Ademola Okulaja
Former UNC forward Ademola Okulaja died on Tuesday at the age of 46. Ed Cota: "Just got some terrible news about 1 of my favorite...
Sun May 22, 2022

Chansky’s Notebook: Only the Good Die Young
Ademola Okulaja is remembered most as a great teammate. Tragically, another former UNC basketball player has died unexpectedly. The 6-9 Okulaja, who started for four...
Thu May 19, 2022

Top 40 UNC football and basketball players of all time: No. 29 - Larry Miller
Larry Miller was a huge part of Dean Smith building UNC into a prominent program. He was two-time ACC Player of the Year in 1967...
Sat May 14, 2022

Vince Carter On What Drew Him To North Carolina
Vince Carter spoke about coach Dean Smith on the Knuckleheads podcast with former NBA players Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles. "Coach Smith remembered my first...
Fri May 6, 2022

The Making Of A Final Four Coach
An act of service. That is how Hubert Davis describes his role as North Carolina’s basketball coach. Not only is he serving the players on...
Fri Apr 29, 2022

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