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

Chansky’s Notebook: No. 1, Not Done
Year No. 1 has helped UNC become No. 1 in almost every decade. In 1971, Dean Smith won the ACC regular season with a team...
Thu Aug 5, 2021

August 3, 1961: Dean Smith promoted to head coach at North Carolina
Born in Emporia Kansas, Dean Smith was the son of public school teachers. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1953 and served as...
Tue Aug 3, 2021

UNC basketball alumni who played for Olympic teams other the U.S.
The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona were notable for UNC alum Michael Jordan, who helped the USA dominate their way to gold as part of the...
Fri Jul 30, 2021

Germany coach Henrik Rödl still inspired by his UNC coach, Dean Smith
Henrik Rödl returned to the U.S., played for Dean Smith at North Carolina, won a national championship, and has enjoyed quite a life in basketball...
Wed Jul 28, 2021

Chansky’s Notebook: Age Is Wisdom For Larry Brown
At 80, Larry Brown is back in the game of his life. It was just about 21 years ago that Roy Williams turned down UNC...
Wed Jul 14, 2021

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