Basketball Coach Dean Smith Retires On this day, in 1997 North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith announced his retirement after 36 seasons and two national championships. October 9, 1997 Sport: Basketball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Basketball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine