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

Michael Jordan Was ‘Scared’ and ‘Intimidated’ When He First Met Legendary UNC Coach Dean Smith
Before he became an NBA superstar with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan was a star at North Carolina. He played for legendary head coach Dean...
Sun Aug 22, 2021

Basketball legend Larry Miller still draws a crowd
For a few hours Friday, it was the 1960s all over again in North Catasauqua. That’s because Larry Miller, the legendary Catasauqua High basketball star...
Sat Aug 21, 2021

Former UNC basketball coach Dean Smith honored in Jordan shoe collection
Former UNC men's basketball head coach, Dean Smith, is honored with a pair of sneakers releasing this year in the Jordan Series collection. The Jordan...
Wed Aug 18, 2021

How a Makhtar N'Diaye Joke Spurred Michael Jordan Into Dominating a UNC Practice
Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest competitor in the history of sports, made a career of teaching detractors a lesson. He taught UNC center Makhtar N'Diaye...
Sun Aug 15, 2021

UNC Basketball Legend Phil Ford Celebrated in New Brand
For the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, the USA men’s basketball team was coming off a controversial loss to the Soviet Union four years prior...
Tue Aug 10, 2021

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