Bill Guthridge
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Parsons, Kansas | July 27, 1937
Died | May 12, 2015 Chapel Hill, North Carolina | (aged 77)
Playing career | |
Basketball | |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1962–1967 | Kansas State (assistant) |
1967–1997 | North Carolina (assistant) |
1997–2000 | North Carolina |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 80–28 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
ACC Conference Tournament Championship (1998) | |
Awards | |
Naismith College Coach of the Year (1998) | |
William Wallace "Bill" Guthridge (July 27, 1937 – May 12, 2015) was an American college basketball coach. Guthridge is known for serving for 30 years as Dean Smith's assistant at the University of North Carolina. Following Dean Smith's retirement in 1997, Guthridge served as head coach of the Tar Heels for three seasons.
Guthridge died at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on May 12, 2015 after a long-illness, aged 77.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ AP Newswire (2015-05-13). "Former UNC coach, assistant Bill Guthridge dies at 77". charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
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