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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Art’s Angle: Tar Heels 2-0 In New OrleansThe only two times North Carolina has played in the Final Four at the New Orleans Superdome, the Tar Heels cut down the national championship...
Wed Mar 30, 2022
A Tar Heel Send-offMore than 2,000 UNC fans gathered outside the Dean Smith Center on Wednesday to wish the men’s basketball team good luck as the Tar Heels...
Wed Mar 30, 2022
Roy Williams, Michael Jordan and the Snickers bar that saved UNC's national title
This is the story of how Roy Williams, a young assistant, almost missed Dean Smith’s first NCAA Tournament title at UNC. Almost missed the 1982...
Wed Mar 30, 2022
When Mike became Michael Jordan: Roy Williams reminisces about UNC's 1982 title
When a fresh-faced Michael Jordan arrived on UNC's campus joining the established duo of James Worthy and Sam Perkins, the Tar Heels were on a...
Tue Mar 29, 2022
Lucas: Flashback To 40 Years Ago
Forty years later, most of the story about March 29, 1982, revolves around Michael Jordan. But forty years ago this morning, no one was thinking...
Tue Mar 29, 2022