North Carolina basketball's wealthiest alum received the same gift from Dean Smith as every other former varsity letterman who played for the legendary Tar Heels coach from 1961-1997. Tim ...

As one final thank you to those who played under him, legendary North Carolina coach Dean Smith—who passed away in February—has willed each of his former players $200. With that money ...

Late North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith, who died last month, willed his trust to send $200 to each player who lettered under him, Tim Breedlove, who wrote the letter, confirmed to SI.com.

When sportswriter John Feinstein set out to write a profile of North Carolina’s Dean Smith in 1981, the coach was uncooperative. Not because he was mean-tempered, but simply because he didn’t ...

Dean Smith, who passed away at the age of 83 on Sunday, won 879 basketball games, two national championships, made 11 Final Fours, coached 24 first round NBA Draft picks, among countless other ...

Dean Smith, the legendary former coach at North Carolina and one of the greatest coaches of all time in college basketball, has died at the age of 83. The death of Smith, whose health had failed ...

Legendary North Carolina men's basketball coach Dean Smith, who pushed the Tar Heels to national prominence during his four decades on the bench, died Saturday evening. He was 83. "Coach Dean ...

“Coach Dean Smith passed away peacefully the evening of February 7 at his home in Chapel Hill, and surrounded by his wife and five children,” the Smith family said in a statement to UNC.

Remembering the coach's off-court forays into political fights. Former North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Dean Smith attends a halftime ceremony honoring ACC legends on March 15, 2008 in ...

Dean Smith celebrated his 83rd birthday on Friday. In all likelihood, there wasn’t much of a celebration. Smith is suffering from dementia and only occasionally is aware of what is going on ...

A frustrated Robinson exited the locker room to find Dean Smith in the hallway, smoking his usual halftime cigarette. “Les,” the legendary UNC coach said, “I’m sorry about this.