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Dean Smith

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American basketball coach (1931-2015)

United StatesBasketball PlayersLived 1931 to 2015 · aged 83
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Dean Edwards Smith was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 6%). Smith's career total of 879 wins lasted until 2005 when Pat Summitt surpassed him with her 880th victory.

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Smith (right) during the UNC v. North Carolina State game in 1964Smith (right) during the UNC v. North Carolina State game in 1964Smith cutting down the nets after winning the 1982 NCAA championshipSmith cutting down the nets after winning the 1982 NCAA championshipSmith at a North Carolina game in 2007Smith at a North Carolina game in 2007Michael Jordan and Dean Smith in 2007Michael Jordan and Dean Smith in 2007Bust of Dean Smith at the Dean Smith CenterBust of Dean Smith at the Dean Smith Center

Teams 1

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball1950-1953

Awards 5

2013Presidential Medal of Freedom
2008North Carolina Award for Public Service
1981North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
Arthur Ashe Courage Award
FIBA Hall of Fame

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Dean Edwards Smith was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years 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 ninth-highest winning percentage of any men's college basketball coach (77.6%). Smith's career total of 879 wins lasted until 2005 when Pat Summitt surpassed him with her 880th victory. During his tenure as head coach, North Carolina won two national championships and appeared in 11 Final Fours. Smith played college basketball at the University of Kansas, where he won a national championship in 1952 playing for Hall of fame coach Phog Allen.

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United States
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Basketball Players
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Basketball Player
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deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2015 · aged 83
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