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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Transition game: UNC, Duke Basketball enter new eras with talent-laden teamsTurning UNC basketball over to Hubert Davis, who played for Dean Smith and coached under Roy Williams, gives the program the strongest continuity in the...
Wed Oct 6, 2021
Hubert Davis Gives Motivational Speech on First Day of PracticeA new era of North Carolina basketball is underway. On Tuesday, Hubert Davis conducted his first fall practice as head coach and paid homage to...
Mon Oct 4, 2021
Candid Coaches: Who will be better in five years, UNC after Roy Williams or Duke after Coach K?
UNC. Maybe Scheyer could be the best of all time, but it's so reminiscent of UCLA and John Wooden. Wooden was bigger than UCLA. I...
Thu Sep 30, 2021
Chansky’s Notebook: ‘Win Your Own State’
I’ll go back to a Dean Smith-ism when he asked fans if they would rather get to the Final Four or beat Duke twice in...
Tue Sep 28, 2021
Tar Heels Launch Into Hubert Davis' Inaugural Season
The first game for UNC is still 42 days away, but the Tar Heels open practice Tuesday, as they launch into the 2021-22 season, which...
Tue Sep 28, 2021