<page_title> List of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball head coaches </page_title> <section_title> Statistics </section_title> <table> <cell> Dean Smith† <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1961–1997 <col_header> Term </col_header> </cell> <cell> 879 <col_header> OW </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1997, Smith's 879 wins were the most of any men's basketball head coach.