Dean Smith Coverage
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Drone 5 flies over Dean Dome, home to UNC basketball
The University of North Carolina's men's basketball team has called the Dean E. Smith Center home for nearly 40 years. How much longer is anybody's guess. The university is weighing whether to build a new stadium, perhaps at an off-campus location, for its men's and women's basketball programs. -
Coach K named 2023 Dean Smith Award winner
Longtime Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski was named the recipient of the 2022-2023 Dean Smith Award. -
Our TakeHolliday: UNC, Duke wake up the echoes of 1977
Duke and North Carolina are each heading to the Sweet 16. -
Hubert Davis embraces becoming first Black coach for UNC hoops
Davis became the first Black man ever named head coach for UNC men's basketball. -
Davis insists Tar Heels' dominance isn't going away 'North Carolina is going to show up'
Hubert Davis was adamant that UNC will be ready to maintain their status atop college hoops. -
Phil Ford shares memories of Dean Smith
Phil Ford, guest on Guess the Guest Live on Sept. 29, 2020, shared memories of playing for Dean Smith at UNC. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: After The Match, what other sports crossovers would hold our attention?
Every week, Lauren Brownlow answers your questions from Twitter in a weekly Mailbag to occupy everyone's time during stay at home. This week, she gets into another broadcast event that could have athletes from a sport try another one a la The Match, one chip for the rest of time and why did she dye her hair purple? -
North Carolina beats Yale as Roy Williams ties Dean Smith for wins
Photos from Monday's game between Yale and North Carolina, which the Tar Heels won. The win also gave Roy Williams career win No. 879, tieing him with Dean Smith. -
Williams: Scott Smith came out and said "Dad would be really happy"
UNC head coach Roy Williams choked up a bit when mentioning what matching his mentor Dean Smith on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball all-time wins list meant to him. -
Our TakeGravley: A lot of memories in 31 years at WRAL
I have experienced a lot in three decades covering sports for WRAL. Too many to list but a few come to mind. -
Williams: Coach (Dean) Smith was the best there ever was
Roy Williams recognizes the legacy he carries, and no matter the numbers, reveres Dean Smith as the greatest of all time at connecting with players. -
Walter Davis: Dean Smith told us to keep school first, basketball second and our social life third
Walter Davis, UNC basketball great, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist, 1978 NBA Rookie of the Year and 6-time NBA All-Star, joins the Sports Shop and comedian Brad Williams in-studio to share his memories of the UNC-Duke rivalry, including the Tar Heels' incredible comeback against the Blue Devils in 1974. Davis also talks about playing for the late Dean Smith and what he thinks about the NBA today compared to when he played. -
Jacobs: Dean Smith was actually hanged in effigy twice
ACC historian Barry Jacobs joins Adam and Joe as our guest ACC 101 instructor to explain why Dean Smith was hanged in effigy.