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Former UNC coach, assistant Bill Guthridge dies at 77

FILE - In this March 17, 2000, file photo, North Carolina coach Bill Guthridge reacts to play against Missouri during a first-round NCAA South Regional game in Birmingham, Ala. Bill Guthridge, the longtime assistant to Dean Smith who succeeded him as North Carolina's head coach, has died. He was 77. The school announced Wednesday that Guthridge died Tuesday night, May 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File) (3) More Photos

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bill Guthridge, the longtime assistant to Dean Smith who succeeded him as North Carolina's head coach, has died.