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Dean Smith (Estados Unidos de América)

Nacido en febrero 28, 1931, en Emporio (Kansas), U.S.A.

Passed away on febrero 07, 2015, at the age of 83.

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Consagrado como entrenador en el Salón de la Fama FIBA en septiembre 12, 2007.

Clubes

Assistant coach at the University of Kansas (NCAA): 1953-1954
Assistant coach at the Air Force Academy (NCAA): 1957-1958
Assistant coach at the University of North Carolina: 1958-1961
Head coach of the University of North Carolina: 1961-1997
Head coach of the U.S.A. National Team in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games
As a player: University of Kansas (1949-1953)

Logros con Clubes

2 times Champion of the NCAA: 1982 and 1993
Champion of the 1971 NCAA's National Invitation Tournament (NIT)
As a player: Champion of the 1952 NCAA

Selección Nacional

Olympic Gold medalist in Montreal 1976

Logros Individuales

With 879 wins (77.6% winning percentage), Dean Smith is the third winningest coach (after Bobby Knight & Mike Krzyzewski) in the history of the NCAA
Second coach (after John Wooden) in history with the highest number of appearances in the NCAA's Final Four (11 times)
4 times National Coach of the Year: 1977, 1979, 1982 and 1993
Named 1997 Sportsman of the Year by 'Sports Illustrated'
Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement by the University of North Carolina in 1998
Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of North Carolina in 2007
His impressive list of players during his 36-year career as head coach of North Carolina include names like Vince Carter, Billy Cunningham, Brad Daugherty, Antawn Jamison, Bob McAdoo, Sam Perkins, Rasheed Wallace, James Worthy… and Michael Jordan