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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Roy Williams, The Pain Of Losing, And The Pain Of Letting GoThe one time I interviewed Roy Williams, his office was as dark as an undertaker’s basement. This was in 2013. The night before, UNC played...
Sun Apr 18, 2021
ESPN's Jay Bilas says Hubert Davis is 'right choice' for UNCHubert Davis was introduced as North Carolina's men's basketball coach Tuesday at a press conference inside the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill. Some fans...
Sun Apr 11, 2021
UNC Greats Phil Ford, Mitch Kupchak Ecstatic with Family Hire
Like Hubert Davis, Phil Ford played basketball under Dean Smith and believes the new hire meets the criteria set forth by the Hall of Fame...
Sun Apr 11, 2021
Charlie Scott on UNC's hiring of Hubert Davis, the way he would use today's student-athlete platform
Charlie Scott, now 72 and living in Atlanta, was recruited by Dean Smith and thrust into the focus of racism that permeated in opposition to...
Sat Apr 10, 2021
Hubert Davis' Course Laced With Basketball Royalty
Hubert Davis is a Carolina guy through and through. But his basketball DNA isn’t limited to just Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge, and Roy Williams. Davis...
Sat Apr 10, 2021