Feb 8, 2015 · Active head coaches who played/worked for Dean Smith. Larry Brown (SMU): Brown’s amassed an impressive list of achievements at both the collegiate and professional levels, winning a national title at Kansas in 1988 and an NBA title with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.

No current head coach in the NBA has direct ties to Smith, but three coaches feed from his tree. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich was an assistant at Kansas under Brown, and two of Popovich's...

Smith's coaching tree includes: Larry Brown, a former Smith player; former coach of the Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Bobcats; winner of championships in both the NBA (Detroit Pistons) and college . Current assistant at Memphis Tigers.

Dean Smith Facts. Dean Edwards Smith; Born February 28, 1931; Died February 7, 2015; Hometown: Emporia, Kansas; Alma Mater: University of Kansas (BS, 1953) The Kansas-native played at KU for legendary head coach Phog Allen; also played football and baseball for …

There’s an especially fascinating component which belongs to the Dean Smith coaching tree’s five strongest branches: Three of the five branches were former Philadelphia 76er or Denver Nugget head coaches. Moe coached one truncated, throwaway season with …

Jan 1, 2024 · Regarded as the “Father of Coaching” himself, Allen mentored two iconic figures in college basketball, Adolph Rupp and Dean Smith. Both Rupp and Smith became two of the most successful college basketball coaches in history, each cultivating coaching trees that included numerous all-time greats.

Dean Smith. Born: February 28, 1931. Alma Mater: Kansas (1953) As Player: 48 G, 1.6 PPG, Kansas (Full Record) Career Record (major schools): 36 Years, 879-254, .776 W-L% School: North Carolina (879-254) Conference Champion: 17 Times (Reg. Seas.), 13 Times (Tourn.) NCAA Tournament: 27 Years (65-27), 11 Final Fours, 2 Championships. NCAA Champion ...

Smith's coaching tree includes: Larry Brown, a former Smith player, current head coach at Southern Methodist University; former coach of the New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Bobcats; winner of championships in both the NBA (Detroit Pistons) and college (Kansas)

Feb 8, 2015 · Perhaps no coach has ever been tied to more influential basketball figures than Smith, who's coaching tree stems to the very roots of the sport: Smith played for Phog Allen, who played for...

Feb 7, 2020 · Smith, who coached for 36 years at North Carolina, has a coaching tree that includes a who’s who of basketball hall of famers, many of whom coached in the NBA (Larry Brown, George Karl) or...