North Carolina head coach Roy Williams honored legendary former Tar Heel coach Dean Smith on Saturday by running Smith’s famous Four Corners offense during the team’s first offensive possession against Georgia Tech. Point guard Marcus Paige found a cutting Brice Johnson for a layup to give No. 15 North Carolina its first field goal of the afternoon.
Smith passed away on Feb. 7 at the age of 83, but the Tar Heels have not played a home game at the Dean Smith Center since a loss to Virginia on Feb. 2. Before the game, the school honored Smith with a moment of silence.
UNC in 4 corners to honor Dean Smith pic.twitter.com/Q6a2CdbXFB
— Spencer Herlong (@TarHeelPhoto) February 21, 2015
Williams finally got to honor one of his mentors by running Smith’s signature offense on the team’s first offensive possession. Pretty cool moment and a nice gesture for Smith in North Carolina’s return home.
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