Dean Smith

American basketball coach (1931–2015) Dean SmithSmith c. 1973Biographical detailsBorn(1931-02-28)February 28, 1931Emporia, Kansas, U.S.DiedFebruary 7, 2015(2015-02-07) (aged 83)Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.Playing career1949–1953Kansas Coaching career (HC unless noted)1953–1955Kansas (assistant)1955–1958Air Force (assistant)1958–1961North Carolina (assistant)1961–1997North Carolina Head coaching recordOverall879–254 (.776)Accomplishments and honorsChampionshipsAs player: NCAA champion (1952) As head coach: 2 NCAA Division I tournament (1982, 1993) 11 NCAA regional – Final Four (1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997) 13 ACC tournament (1967–1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997) 17 ACC regular season (1967–1969, 1971, 1972, 1976–1979, 1982–1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995) NIT (1971) AwardsAs head coach: Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1997) NABC Coach of the Year (1977) Naismith College Coach of the Year (1993) 8× ACC Coach of the Year (1967, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1993) FIBA Hall of Fame (2007) Basketball Hall of FameInducted in 1983 (profile)College Basketball Hall of FameInducte