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William Wallace Guthridge (July 27, 1937 – May 12, 2015) was an American college basketball coach. Guthridge initially gained recognition after serving for thirty years as Dean Smith 's assistant at the University of North Carolina and summing many wins as a result.
Smith was the head coach for United States Men's Basketball that won an Olympic Gold Medal in 1976 while also working as the head coach of North Carolina, a feat that no other North Carolina coach has replicated. [6] [A 1] Several coaches both played for and coached basketball at North Carolina. Davis, McDonald, and Doherty played for and ...
The 1997–98 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bill Guthridge , who was in his first season as UNC's head men's basketball coach.
Sunday marks the 25th anniversary of Smith, the patriarch of Carolina basketball, unexpectedly announcing his retirement on Oct. 9, 1997. The day before his public announcement, Smith told those ...
Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach.Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The 1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Dean Smith in his 36th and final season at the school.
After attending Fork Union Military Academy, Williams played college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge. [1] During the 1997–1998 season, he was a member of coach Guthridge's "Six Starters" rotation with Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'Diaye. That season (his final ...
The 1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. [2] Led by head coach Bill Guthridge, the Tar Heels reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. It marked the 15th Final Four appearance in program history, and the second in three years for Coach ...