the vibrant mural at the corner of Smith Level Road and U.S. 15-501 in Chapel Hill has become a beloved symbol of UNC basketball and the legendary coach behind it, Dean Smith. "I was just a big ...

Scott Nurkin got out his ladder and paints after Dean Smith died in 2015, channeling his grief into a portrait of the legendary UNC basketball coach on a gas station wall on the Orange-Chatham ...

He is a native son of North Carolina who learned a lot of what he has ever known from Dean Smith, who was born in Kansas, attended KU and played for Phog Allen. Through Smith, who was the original ...

In time, Dean Smith became Carolina basketball, molding and shaping his program to reflect his character and values. He became a North Carolina icon and arguably the most beloved figure in the ...

Artist Scott Nurkin puts the final touches on a mural honoring UNC basketball coach Dean Smith in 2015. The mural at the corner of Smith Level Road and U.S. 15-501 will be torn down to make way for a ...