Dean Smith, the 1993 coach of the year, is known as one of the best coaches of all time. He is definitely the best coach in the University of North Carolina history. In his 36 coaching seasons, he had 879 wins; the most ever by a college coach. He had 33 straight top 3 finishes in the ACC. Smith had 27 straight 20 win seasons. He had 30 All-Americans, including Michael Jordan. Smith had 11 final four appearances with 2 NCAA Championships, one N.I.T. title and an Olympic medal. He also had 13 ACC Championships. Smith retired at the age of 66 after an outstanding career.