Vince Carter

Before They Were Next

Opening Day Shining Star: Felipe Lopez

...now: it is. Predictably, a lot of people had Google searches overnight related to UNC—"Dean Smith" is at No. 10—and a few baseball terms popped up, including Ken Griffey Jr...

Quick Final Four Observation No. 8: The Jim Nantz Index

...Sean) May!" and (2) "There's a new Dean in college basketball!" Get it? Roy Williams/Dean Smith? Fun. Here's a lil' game for you: consider the four teams remaining (Tar Heels, Spartans...

Quick Final Four Observation No. 4: Roy Williams in the big game

Want to get yourself in trouble at a bar in NC? Say this: "Dean Smith was great and all, but his two titles came on mistakes from the other team: Fred...

Clip Reel: The Tar Heels

...Meyers caused some comment board fury at the beginning of this season when he claimed that Dean Smith's two titles came on fluke plays (Georgetown throwing the ball away in '82 and Chris...

A completely unscientific case for Fathead snubs

...team this season and one of only seven players to have his number retired at the Dean Smith Center at UNC. THE STATS: Fathead Avg -- 19.8 points, 6.4 boards per game, .300...

The Morning According to Us

...St. Johns at the Garden. It was his 31st season doing so, breaking a tie with Dean Smith for the most in Division I history. Now in his 33rd season at Syracuse, Boeheim has...

ESPN Insider: Inside the Bubble, Big 10 and Big 12 Style

...hoops season. Magazine contributing editor Matt Meyers made some remarks about UNC—he almost called Dean Smith's two titles flukes—and got run up the flagpole on Chapel Hill message boards...

Sweet Spot

You want to know why Derrek Lee is having a honey of a season? Focus on the little things

Clip Reel: The Tar Heels

...Reel?" ESPN The Magazine contributor Matt Meyers caused some comment board fury when he claimed that Dean Smith's two titles came on fluke plays (Georgetown throwing the ball away in '82 and Chris...

For Your Consideration

Sam Cassell could be the NBA's best supporting actor. Maybe it's because he has the soul of a leading man

NBA FUN FACTS: CHARLOTTE BOBCATS

...We once read an article, although we currently can't find the hyperlink, talking about how Dean Smith, Michael Jordan, Roy Williams and Larry Brown all go golfing sometimes, since they're all back...

...Roy won't let me stand with the team because I puked on Dean Smith's blazer during the team Christmas dinner. OK, three straight years. Whatever

COLLEGE BASKETBALL '08-'09: IN THEIR WORDS

What's going to happen on the hardwood between Midnight Madness and Jim Nantz's final call? Here are some views.

-Someone Might Be Gaining On You

For the first time in 10 years, the top preps can't skip right to the league. Since they have to stay around, why not make freshman year the best of their lives?