Dean Smith through the years

North Carolina players, from left, Michael Jordan, Matt Doherty and Sam Perkins with Coach Dean Smith during a practice session in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Oct. 14, 1982.  (Robert Willett / Associated Press)

North Carolina Coach Dean Smith watches from the sideline during a game against USC in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 6, 1996.  (Craig Jones / Getty Images)

Kansas Coach Roy Williams, left, and North Carolina Coach Dean Smith talk before their respective teams’ NCAA Final Four matchup on March 30, 1991. Williams was eventually hired as the Tar Heels’ coach in 2003, six years after Smith retired.  (Bob Jordan / Associated Press)

North Carolina Coach Dean Smith, right, speaks with assistant coach Bill Guthridge during a game in 1988.  (Allen Steele / Getty Images)

North Carolina Coach Dean Smith instructs his players during an NCAA Final Four practice session at the Kingdome in Seattle on March 31, 1995.  (Stephen Dunn / Getty Images)

North Carolina Coach Dean Smith instructs his players during an NCAA tournament game against California on March 21, 1997.  (Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images)

North Carolina Coach Dean Smith looks on during an NCAA tournament game against Texas Tech on March 17, 1996.  (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)

North Carolina Coach Dean Smith instructs his players during a game against Wake Forest on March 8, 1997.  (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)

Former North Carolina men’s basketball coach Dean Smith speaks during a news conference in February 2000. Smith, one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, died Saturday night at the age of 83.  (Grant Halverson / Associated Press)

Former North Carolina Coach Dean Smith, left, speaks with basketball coach Larry Brown during Smith’s induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 19, 2006.  (Rich Sugg / Associated Press)

Former NBA coach Larry Brown, right, presents former North Carolina men’s basketball coach Dean Smith with a medal during Smith’s induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 19, 2006.  (Ed Zurga / Associated Press)

Former North Carolina star and Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, left, kisses North Carolina coaching great Dean Smith during a February 2007 halftime ceremony recognizing the Tar Heels’ national championship teams from 1957 and 1982.  (Gerry Broome / Associated Press)

Former North Carolina Coach Dean Smith attends a ceremony honoring Atlantic Coast Conference legends during a game between the Tar Heels and Virginia Tech in Charlotte, N.C., on March 15, 2008.  (Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)