Dean Smith Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$5,000,000

Dean Smith, a famous American college basketball coach, had a net worth of $5 million. Smith was known for his successful coaching career at the University of North Carolina, where he won two national championships and appeared in 11 Final Fours. He also held the record for most coaching victories and was highly regarded for his focus on academics, with 96.6% of his athletes receiving their degrees.

Key facts:

Dean Smith played varsity basketball for the University of Kansas and his team won the national championship in 1952 and made the NCAA tournament finals in 1953.

He served as an assistant coach for Kansas from 1953 to 1955 and for Air Force from 1955 to 1958.

From 1958 to 1961, he was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina.

From 1961 to 1997, he was the head coach for the University of North Carolina.

Dean Smith retired as the coach with the most victories, with a total of 879 wins.

He won two national championships as a coach at North Carolina and appeared in 11 Final Fours.

Dean Smith had a strong focus on academics, with 96.6% of his athletes receiving their degrees.

He promoted desegregation by recruiting the school's first African American basketball player on scholarship.

During his coaching career, he won a Gold Medal at the Olympics, 13 ACC Tournament Championships, 17 ACC Regular Season Championships, and 1 NIT Championship.

Dean Smith was honored as a four-time National Coach of the Year and a nine-time ACC Coach of the Year.

He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, and FIBA Hall of Fame.

Basic Information About Dean Smith

Full Name	Dean Smith
Category	Athletes › Coaches
Professions	Coach
Net worth	$5,000,000
Date of birth	1931-02-28 (94 years old)
Place of birth	Emporia
Nationality	United States of America
Education	University of Kansas
Father	Alfred Smith
Mother	Vesta Smith
Siblings	Dave Smith
Kids	2
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ Instagram

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Additional information of Dean Smith

Zodiac	Pisces
Lucky Number	4
Lucky Stone	Aquamarine
Lucky Color	Sea Green
Best Match for Marriage	Cancer, Scorpio
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Brown
Religion	Christian