Frank McGuire Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Frank McGuire | | Hometown: | New York, NY | | High School: | Xavier | | Born: | November 8, 1914 | | Died: | October 11, 1994 | | Notes: | Men's Basketball Coach |
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Ranking college basketball's history of 30-0 teams7. 1956-57 North Carolina Tar Heels. Went 32-0 and won the NCAA title. Maybe the most overlooked dominant team in the history of the sport...
Wed Mar 4, 2015
Key moments in Dean Smith’s careerDean Smith became North Carolina’s coach in 1961 following the departure of Frank McGuire. Although UNC had won the NCAA title in 1957, an NCAA...
Sun Feb 15, 2015
Dean Smith's Transition Not Always Smooth
Willis Whichard was a freshman in 1958 when Dean Smith came on board as an assistant. One Sunday evening in August 1961, Whichard and his...
Thu Feb 12, 2015
Dean Smith, Al McGuire and Charlotte’s Providence Road
Allie McGuire met a lot of great coaches during his summers in North Carolina when his dad would run a camp and bring in guests...
Wed Feb 11, 2015
Legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith passes away
The son of Baptist schoolteachers, raised in the railroading town of Emporia, Kansas, Dean Smith played positions -- quarterback, point guard, catcher -- in high...
Sun Feb 8, 2015