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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Dean Smith Among College Basketball Coaches Who Changed the GameDean Smith, the head coach at North Carolina for 36 years (1961-1997), was one of basketball's more forward thinkers and statistical minds. He used advanced...
Tue Nov 16, 2021
Tar Heels at College of Charleston: Can Cougars add to lore against North Carolina?"It’s a blue blood," Charleston coach Pat Kelsey said. "One of the greatest college basketball programs in the history of our sport. Mystique and all...
Mon Nov 15, 2021
Hubert Davis ready for coaching debut with No. 19 North Carolina
Hubert Davis sounds at ease. He’ll coach his first regular-season game Tuesday at 19th-ranked North Carolina. It’s the place he played under Dean Smith before...
Tue Nov 9, 2021
Carolina Insider Podcast: Basketball Practice Updates, Football Recap, Justin Kuralt
Jones Angell and Adam Lucas discuss the Tar Heels' Football's loss to Notre Dame, give some updates on UNC Basketball practice, and speak with Justin...
Tue Nov 2, 2021
Podcast: Authoring the Complete History of Carolina Basketball
“The Tar Heels” is the first and only book that tells the complete story of the Tar Heel basketball program beginning in 1911. How did...
Sun Oct 24, 2021