University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame
Dean Smith was a GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1988, 1989 and 1990. He received the 1990 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded to the nation's top scholar-athlete. He is the namesake for the award presented to Maine's top student-athletes each year. He led the North Atlantic Conference in scoring with 19 ppg his senior year and ended his UMaine career tenth on the all-time scoring list with 1131 points. His 534 points in 1990 was the sixth best total in a season at the time and also earned him All-North Atlantic Conference honors. He graduated in just seven semesters in Electrical Engineering and also received his master's degree from Maine. Smith has served as the M Club's vice president and now does research on campus.
