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: Homer Rice’s Legacy
Former UNC athletic director Homer Rice died at 97 this week after an honored career as a football coach and college athletic director. His statue...
Thu Jun 13, 2024

Former UNC A.D. Dr. Homer Rice Passes Away At 97
Dr. Homer Rice, who served as UNC's athletic director from 1969 to 1975, passed away on Monday at age 97. Georgia Tech, where Rice worked...
Tue Jun 11, 2024

What Did Dean Smith Mean When He Talked About 'The Duke Game'?
The 1965 game featured a really good Duke team losing to a better-than-average North Carolina team, with neither advancing to the NCAA Tournament. But the...
Thu May 23, 2024

Chansky’s Notebook: When They Were 54 Years Old
Hubert Davis just turned 54. How does he compare? Hubert has been UNC's head coach for three years and has an 78-31 record and ACC...
Tue May 21, 2024

How Deep Is North Carolina's Basketball History?
Hubert Davis is the second individual to play in a Final Four and be the head coach of the same school in the Final Four...
Wed May 15, 2024

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