Dean E. Smith Center history The Smith Center opened Jan. 18, 1986, with a basketball game pitting the UNC men’s team against the Duke Blue Devils — Dean Smith on the UNC bench, Mike ...

UNC Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith passed away at 83 on Feb. 7, 2015. Here is a reprint of his obituary as well as other coverage from The News & Observer.

Kenny Smith, also known as 'The Jet,' played in Chapel Hill under one of the best coaches in college basketball, Dean Smith. Smith played four seasons wearing a ...

Dean Smith, the Hall of Fame innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina along with an Olympic gold medal while coaching some of the game’s biggest names like Michael Jordan ...

However, during a 1993 interview with Charlie Rose, UNC head coach Dean Smith says Jordan's leap happened when he grew two inches after his first year with the Tar Heels. "Well, he came in really ...

Michael Jordan wore his UNC practice shorts under his uniform during every NBA he played, and even kept them on under his dress clothes as well. 247Sports ... Dean Smith. The six-time NBA ...

Dean Smith abruptly announced his retirement on Oct. 9, 1997. “Some events that take place in your lifetime just stand alone. I remember exactly how I was feeling, what I was doing. That was ...

UNC Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith passed away at 83 on Feb. 7, 2015. Here is a reprint of his obituary as well as other coverage from The News & Observer.