Dean Smith

The man who defined the game of basketball as a game of great minds is the "Coaching Legend" Dean Smith, born on 28th February 1931. He was the undisputed coach who managed numerous collegiate teams to rule over the court and nurtured numerous players to become basketball legends. 

Here are some of his career achievements:

• Won the National Invitation Tournament of 1971
• Aided his team to win 13 ACC Tournaments: 1967-1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997
• Led the team to win 17 ACC regular seasons: 1967-1969, 1971, 1972, 1976-1979, 1982-1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995  
• Entitled as the ACC Coach of the Year eight times: 1967, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1993
• Entitled as the National Coach of the Year four times: 1977, 1979, 1982, 1993
• Head Coach of the national team of the United States that bagged a gold medal in the Olympic Games of 1976
• During his 36 years of a coaching career, Smith has credited 879 wins to his teams
• Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the then President Barack Obama in 2013