Who is the better coach...Bobby Knight or Dean Smith?
Posted Jan 3, 2007
Dean Smith’s 879 wins came in five fewer seasons than Bob Knight’s 880. Knight’s three NCAA titles to Smith’s two isn’t a big enough difference to settle the argument. While both have coached in 27 NCAA tournaments, Smith’s record of consecutive 20-win seasons (27) and his string of consecutive Sweet 16 appearances (13) is a record of consistency that Knight can’t approach. He guided his Tar Heels to the Final Four 11 times, while Knight got Indiana there just five times.
(New Bern Sun Journal)
Related: Basketball Alumni
Lennie Rosenbluth & Pete Brennan: Last Loss In 1956 Motivated UsThe beginning of our run for the NCAA Championship in 1957 began when we lost to Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament semifinals the year...
Fri Jan 27, 2012Birth of ACC hoops, Part I
The man most responsible for the league’s early success was Everett Case, coach at N.C. State. He had been highly successful in Indiana high school...
Fri Jan 27, 2012
A look at some highly anticipated UNC-NCSU games going back to 1989
With a 4-1 league record, N.C. State entered the midweek set of games as part of a three-way tie for first place in the ACC,...
Thu Jan 26, 2012
And the top 16 college hoop teams ever are ...
The CBS Sports Network will air a show in March on the best 16 college basketball teams in history. They asked me to submit a...
Thu Jan 26, 2012