Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American head coach of men's college basketball. He was born in Emporia, Kansas. Smith was called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame.
| Dean Smith | |
|---|---|
 Smith at a North Carolina game on February 10, 2007 | |
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 28, 1931 Emporia, Kansas |
| Died | February 7, 2015 (aged 83) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1953 | Kansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953-1955 1955–1958 1958–1961 1961–1997 1976 | Kansas (asst.) Air Force (asst.) North Carolina (asst.) North Carolina US men's national team |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 879-254 (Expression error: Unexpected = operator.) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships Gold Medal Men's Basketball (1976 Summer Olympics) NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships: (1982, 1993) Regional Championships - Final Four (1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997) ACC Tournament Championships (1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997) ACC Regular Season Championships (1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995) NIT Championship (1971) | |
| Awards National Coach of the Year (1977, 1979, 1982, 1993) ACC Coach of the Year (1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1993) North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1981) Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (1996) FIBA Hall of Fame (2007) – inaugural class | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1983 | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Smith was best known for his 36-year coaching term at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired with 879 victories, which was the NCAA Division I men's basketball record at that time.[a]
Smith had the 9th highest winning percentage of any men's college basketball coach (77.6%).[1] During his tenure as head coach, North Carolina won two national championships and appeared in 11 Final Fours.[2]
Hill died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the age of 83.[3]
Dean Smith Media
Smith (right) during the UNC v. North Carolina State game in 1964
Michael Jordan and Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2007 game honoring the 1957 and 1982 men's basketball teams
Bust of Dean Smith at the Dean Smith Center.
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References
- ↑ "NCAA stats". NCAA. NCAA. Archived from the original on October 8, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Dean Smith Biography". Hall of Famers. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Inc. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- ↑ "Carolina's Dean Smith passes away at age 83". www.unc.edu. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
Other websites
Media related to Dean Smith at Wikimedia Commons
- FIBA Hall of Fame page on Smith Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- North Carolina biography of Dean Smith Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine (from 2011-12 media guide)
- North Carolina biography of Dean Smith (archived from 1997)
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