Roy Williams ’72 will begin his 13th year at UNC in the fall, his 28th as a collegiate coach. His teams have an overall record of 750-202, and he is one of 15 coaches in history to have teams win 750 games. read more
The University has fired C.D. Mock ’82 after 12 years as head coach of its wrestling team. read more
Bill Guthridge, who reluctantly became head coach of the Carolina men’s basketball team after serving as a loyal assistant to Dean Smith for 30 years, has died. He was 77. read more
A new fundraising campaign, for the Dean E. Smith Opening Doors Fund, is designed to help undergraduates from lower-income families go to college and to let professionals in education and social work pursue advanced degrees. read more
Carolina has long been known for its distinct logos and its shade of blue. But over the years, not everyone has agreed on what that shade of blue should be. In partnership with Nike, UNC’s Department of Athletics has refreshed its marks and colors… read more
Dean Smith, who died Feb. 7, was a great coach, no doubt about it, but on a day 17 years ago, he was so much more than a coach. If you could have seen him with Matt Shelor — a tough, scrappy, plucky kid from Meadows of Dan — you’d know that… read more
Thirty-six years as the gold-standard courtside tactician would have been plenty. Dean Smith, the man hired to plug holes in a crisis, brought Carolina and his community so much more. read more
About 10,000 people came to the Smith Center on Feb. 22, and thousands more watched on TV and online, as Carolina said goodbye to Dean Smith in a UNC-sponsored tribute presided over by Chancellor Carol L. Folt. read more
Carolina will celebrate the life of Dean Smith during a public memorial service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, in the Smith Center. The public, fans and all who cared about the coach are invited to attend. read more
Dean Smith, North Carolina’s incomparable basketball coach for 36 years, who mastered the beautiful complexities of a simple game on the court and lived and taught his players the simple truths of a complex humanity away from it, died Saturday. He… read more