Dean Smith
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Topeka, KS
- NABC national coach of the year in 1977 and USBWA national coach of the year in 1979
- All-time winningest coach overall (879 victories) and in NCAA Tournament competition (65)
- Reached NCAA Final Four 11 times--1967 (fourth), 1968 (runner-up), 1969 (fourth), 1972 (third), 1977 (runner-up), 1981 (runner-up), 1982 (champion), 1991 (tied for third), 1993 (champion), 1995 (tied for third) and 1997 (tied for third)
- Coach of 1971 NIT champion and 1973 third-place team
- Coach of 13 ACC Tournament champions--1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994 and 1997
- North Carolina's all-time winningest coach
- U.S. Olympic team coach in 1976
- Assistant coach under Dick Harp at his alma mater after graduating, under Air Force's Bob Spear for two years in 1956-57 and 1957-58, and under North Carolina's Frank McGuire for three years from 1958-59 through 1960-61
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982
- Major-college career playing statistics under Phog Allen (1.6 ppg, 56 FT%)
- Final Top 20 Rankings (28: AP/UPI/USA)--1967 (4/3), 1968 (4/4), 1969 (4/2), 1971 (13/13), 1972 (2/2), 1973 (11/12), 1974 (12/8), 1975 (9/10), 1976 (8/6), 1977 (5/3), 1978 (16/10), 1979 (9/3), 1980 (15/15), 1981 (6/6), 1982 (1/1), 1983 (8/8/7), 1984 (1/1/4), 1985 (7/7/7), 1986 (8/8/7), 1987 (2/3/4), 1988 (7/8/7), 1989 (5/4/8), 1990 (NR/NR/25), 1991 (4/4/4), 1992 (18/15/12), 1993 (4/2/1), 1994 (1/2/9), 1995 (4/5/3), 1996 (25/24/24) and 1997 (4/4)
- All-Americans (22): Billy Cunningham (1964 and 1965), Brad Daugherty (1986), Phil Ford (1975 through 1978), Antawn Jamison (1997), Bobby Jones (1974), Michael Jordan (1983 and 1984), Mitch Kupchak (1975 and 1976), Tom LaGarde (1977), Bob Lewis (1966 and 1967), Bob McAdoo (1972), Larry Miller (1967 and 1968), Eric Montross (1993 and 1994), Mike O'Koren (1978 through 1980), Sam Perkins (1982 through 1984), J.R. Reid (1988 and 1989), Charlie Scott (1968 through 1970), Kenny Smith (1987), Jerry Stackhouse (1995), Rasheed Wallace (1995), Al Wood (1980 and 1981), James Worthy (1981 and 1982) and Dennis Wuycik (1972).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8-9 | 7-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
15-6 | 10-4 | 3rd | DNP | |||
12-12 | 6-8 | 5th | DNP | |||
15-9 | 10-4 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
16-11 | 8-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
26-6 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-2) | |||
28-4 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
27-5 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-2) | |||
18-9 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NIT (0-1) | |||
26-6 | 11-3 | 1st | NIT (4-0) | |||
26-5 | 9-3 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
25-8 | 8-4 | 2nd | NIT (3-1) | |||
22-6 | 9-3 | T-2nd | NIT (0-1) | |||
23-8 | 8-4 | T-2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
25-4 | 11-1 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
28-5 | 9-3 | 1st | NCAA (4-1) | |||
23-8 | 9-3 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
23-6 | 9-3 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
21-8 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
29-8 | 10-4 | 2nd | NCAA (4-1) | |||
32-2 | 12-2 | T-1st | NCAA (5-0) | |||
28-8 | 12-2 | T-1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
28-3 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
27-9 | 9-5 | T-1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
28-6 | 10-4 | 3rd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
32-4 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
27-7 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
29-8 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
21-13 | 8-6 | T-3rd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
29-6 | 10-4 | 2nd | NCAA (4-1) | |||
23-10 | 9-7 | 3rd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
34-4 | 14-2 | 1st | NCAA (6-0) | |||
28-7 | 11-5 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
28-6 | 12-4 | T-1st | NCAA (4-1) | |||
21-11 | 10-6 | 3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
28-7 | 11-5 | T-2nd | NCAA (4-1) |
- 36-Year Coaching Record: 879-254 (.776) at North Carolina
- 364-136 (.728) in Atlantic Coast Conference
- 58-23 (.716) in ACC Tournament
- 65-27 (.699) in NCAA Tournament
- 7-3 (.700) in NIT