When it comes to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, no other athletic program comes close to the success of the Tar Heels. North Carolina has won ...

FILE - In an Oct. 9, 1997 file photo, North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith smiles during a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C.,where he announced his retirement.

Dean Smith story: Recruited by 250 schools out of DeMatha, Adrian Branch signed with Maryland & got 1 congratulatory letter. From Dean Smith — Richard Chinnis (@rchinnis) February 9, 2015.

Dean Smith was a spiritual man, and there is no doubt if he had any say in the matter, this escape would have come long ago. As a coach, he had many great rivals, ...

North Carolina coach Dean Smith is enshrined in the Emporia High School Hall of Fame. His photo and bio, center, are shown on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in Emporia, Kansas.

Excerpted from Dean Smith: More than a coach. Published by Triumph Books. Book can be purchased online at Amazon. Frank McGuire, the man a 30-year-old Smith replaced as head coach in 1961, had far ...

Dean Smith, who passed away at the age of 83 on Sunday, won 879 basketball games, two national championships, made 11 Final Fours, coached 24 first round NBA Draft picks, among countless other ...

Dean Smith's death has shined a spotlight on his many triumphs off the court, but the legendary North Carolina coach certainly had some memorable victories on it too.

Legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith died this weekend at the age of 83. Rather than repeat the honorifics about Smith's unbelievable career, here are some numbers that accomplish ...

Dean Smith’s first face-to-face meeting with a potential new signing is crucial. He’s looking for a few simple traits: a man who can hold a conversation, asks questions and absorbs ideas.

One night in 1965, when Dean Smith was still a 30-something basketball technocrat trying to justify his post as successor to the magisterial Frank McGuire, his Tar Heels returned to campus from a ...

And it resonated with coaches because they were in awe of Dean Edwards Smith, who died Saturday at 83, and his cognitive powers. Sometimes the awe was grudging, but it was there.