Mike Krzyzewski talks life before “Coach K,” building the Duke program, his love for Dean Smith, 1995 resignation letter, NCAA and college basketball’s future.

North Carolina’s legendary men’s basketball coach Dean Smith tasked his longtime administrative assistant Linda Woods to gather the coaching staff into his office. It was time to let them know ...

Dean Smith’s hourglass, it seemed, had an endless amount of sand. After 36 years as the coach at North Carolina, it kept trickling down, grain by grain. But it was as if the whole contraption ...

Dean Smith passed away at 83 on Feb. 7, 2015. Here is a look back at the coverage of the Tar Heels' unforgettable coach.

Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith announced his retirement 20 years ago, on Oct. 9, 1997. Here’s a look back at what happened that day.

Former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith announced his retirement 20 years ago, on Oct. 9, 1997. Here’s a look back at what happened that day.

Had Dean Smith been there to see it Wednesday, North Carolina coach Roy Williams said, he probably would have protested the thought that a national college basketball award be named in his honor.

Long before Dean Smith's death, former colleagues and players mourned the loss of the man they once knew.

Dean Smith made college basketball a better game and he made North Carolina a better place to live. Perhaps no coach accomplished more. Smith, born in Emporia, Kan., and a member of the Jayhawks ...