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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Born & Bred: The Next 50 YearsIn 1997, 26 years after the first seven women’s athletics programs – basketball, field hockey, volleyball, fencing, swimming & diving, tennis and gymnastics – began...
Tue Apr 26, 2022
Chansky’s Notebook: At The Heart Of ItHubert Davis tells a story he has repeated many times since. That the only reason his journey has taken him to this next step at...
Thu Apr 14, 2022
UNC’s Air Jordan Patent Leather Legacy
Finally in 1993, the Tar Heels cut down the nets at the national championship that spring for the first time since Michael Jordan won it...
Mon Apr 11, 2022
Want To See A UNC Player’s Jersey in the Rafters? Here’s How That Could Happen.
In the aftermath of the UNC men’s basketball team’s national championship loss to Kansas Monday night in New Orleans, many Carolina fans wondered aloud whether...
Mon Apr 11, 2022
‘It’s always a great day to be a Tar Heel’
Leading up to the Tar Heels’ 12th appearance in the national title game, fans gathered once more in the stands of the Dean Smith Center...
Sun Apr 10, 2022