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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Pulled pork for pinstripes: How the Tar Heels and Hornets became the best-dressed teams in sports"Having Dean Smith on the phone asking me for new Tar Heels uniforms was like having god asking for new hallows for the arch angles,"...
Fri Apr 11, 2025
UNC Tops Wall Street Journal's List Of College Basketball's Most Valuable Teams1. North Carolina Tar Heels. Cash flow: $23.1M. Revenue: $38M. Enterprise value: $378M. With a half-dozen national championships and one of the most recognizable colors...
Tue Apr 8, 2025
“Priceless Gems” from Carolina history on display at Wilson Library
Priceless Gems: Treasures from the University of Carolina’s Past is a new exhibition at Wilson Library featuring items from the history of the nation’s oldest...
Sat Mar 29, 2025
College Basketball Has Entered Its Most Complicated Offseason
For most of the past half-century, at the end of March, a college basketball coach would have a pretty clear picture of his roster for...
Thu Mar 27, 2025
Dean Smith mural on building set for demolition, Chapel Hill artist hopes to find new space
For a decade, the mural at the corner of Smith Level Road and U.S. 15-501 in Chapel Hill has become a beloved symbol of UNC...
Wed Mar 26, 2025