ROANOKE TIMES  
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, March 16, 1997                 TAG: 9703180120
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: C4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: STAFF 

DEAN'S DAY

LENGTH: Short :   21 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  3 photos.  It was a day to remember Saturday for North 
          Carolina men's basketball coach Dean Smith, who won his 877th game 
          to pass former Kentucky boss Adolph Rupp as college basketball's 
          winningest coach. Smith sits on the bench (top) before the Tar 
          Heels' NCAA East Regional game against Colorado in Winston-Salem, N.
          C. Smith gets a congratulatory hug from forward Antawn Jamison 
          (left) after the game, and fans show their support (right) for thE 
          new coaching king of college basketball.