Before Roy Williams became a Hall of Fame coach, he spent 10 years learning under Dean Smith from 1978 to 1988.

FILE - In an Oct. 9, 1997 file photo, North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith smiles during a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C.,where he announced his retirement.

Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith has criticized the proposed transfer of forward Patrick Agyemang to Championship side Derby ...

Michael Jordan wasn't the biggest fan of one of his earlier head coaches due to them not having qualities like his college ...

Dean Smith was a spiritual man, and there is no doubt if he had any say in the matter, this escape would have come long ago. As a coach, he had many great rivals, ...

Dean Smith story: Recruited by 250 schools out of DeMatha, Adrian Branch signed with Maryland & got 1 congratulatory letter. From Dean Smith — Richard Chinnis (@rchinnis) February 9, 2015.

The second Black scholarship player recruited by UNC coach Dean Smith, Bill Chamberlain was the MVP of the 1971 NIT and ...

Former North Carolina men’s basketball standout Bill Chamberlain, who became only the second Black player to ever suit up for ...

One night in 1965, when Dean Smith was still a 30-something basketball technocrat trying to justify his post as successor to the magisterial Frank McGuire, his Tar Heels returned to campus from a ...

Dean Smith’s Shadow Looms Over U.N.C. as It Struggles With a Scandal’s Fallout. Emotions on campus are still raw from the revelation that athletes’ grades were inflated by fake classes — a ...

Dean Smith’s first face-to-face meeting with a potential new signing is crucial. He’s looking for a few simple traits: a man who can hold a conversation, asks questions and absorbs ideas.

Dean Smith, a 52-year-old soccer coach from England, was introduced Monday as Charlotte FC’s new head man — the team’s third coach in three seasons.