University of North Carolina Athletics
CSTV To Premiere Dean Smith: The Dean of College Basketball
February 12, 2004 | Men's Basketball
This special presentation of College Sports TV's original series "Coach" is hosted by Matt Doherty, a former Tar Heel player and coach, and currently College Sports TV's men's basketball analyst.
"The Dean of College Basketball" presents an intimate look at the man whose greatest legacy -- beyond wins and losses -- is the continuing impact he has had on the lives of all those associated with Carolina basketball. Smith and his former players and coaches discuss the set of values which has governed his life, the role he felt he and his student-athletes needed to play in society, and his groundbreaking decision to recruit Charlie Scott as the first UNC African-American basketball player.
The February 15 special features interviews with Smith and other prominent basketball figures who have played critical roles in the success of the Carolina basketball program, including Roy Williams, Larry Brown, Vince Carter and George Karl. These men share anecdotes from their personal experiences with Smith and the impact he has had on their lives, and discuss what the phrase "Carolina Basketball Family" means to them.
"That's the true gift he's given everyone involved with him at North Carolina basketball -- you're going to be concerned about a guy who graduated 10 years before you and after you," says Williams. "And you'll always have that common thread of being part of the greatest fraternity that ever was, and that's being a member of the Carolina basketball family."
In addition to the February 15th premier date, encore presentations of "The Dean of College Basketball" are scheduled for:
Tuesday, February 17 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Tuesday, February 17 11:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, February 29 5 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 2 11:30 p.m. ET
schedule subject to change
