One modest proposition: We should replace North Carolina’s statue of a Confederate veteran in the U.S. Capitol with a new statue of the late, legendary college basketball coach Dean Smith.

Excerpted from Dean Smith: More than a coach. Published by Triumph Books. Book can be purchased online at Amazon. Frank McGuire, the man a 30-year-old Smith replaced as head coach in 1961, had far ...

The University of North Carolina should punish the students who tore down the Silent Sam statue by making them chisel out the Dean Smith statue that absolutely needs to replace it.

On Sunday, Dean Smith was remembered as a teacher, mentor, adviser and coach — and that was probably just the way he’d have preferred it.

Dean Smith, former head coach of men’s basketball at the University of North Carolina, has died at age 83. He led his team to two national championships and earned a place in the Hall of Fame ...

James Worthy spoke with deep respect about legendary coach Dean Smith, calling him one of the most influential people in his life. He said Smith cared more about building character than just winning ...

Dean Smith made college basketball a better game and he made North Carolina a better place to live. Perhaps no coach accomplished more. Smith, born in Emporia, Kan., and a member of the Jayhawks ...

Dean Smith, a UNC legend, gave his archrival Coach K a glowing recommendation for the role of Team USA head coach.

Dean Smith, the celebrated North Carolina men’s basketball coach who died Saturday at the age of 83, was ahead of his time in almost every way. On and off the court, he lived with a fiercely ...

Regarding the Feb. 9 news article “ A coach for the ages”: I was an undergraduate at UNC 1969-73. Basketball was a constant passion among the student body. Coach Dean Smith was more than ...

"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.

Dean Smith, the great college basketball coach, is suffering from memory loss. Those of us who admire him find it hard to grasp.