"Smuin, Dick"@en . . "1951Z"^^ . "2001-09-25Z"^^ . . . "1925Z"^^ . "American basketball player and high school teacher and coach" . "1925-11-14Z"^^ . "2001Z"^^ . . "1950Z"^^ . "Richard L. \"Dick\" Smuin (November 14, 1925 \u2013 September 25, 2001) was an American basketball player. He was a starter on the University of Utah's 1944 NCAA championship team and a professional in the American Basketball League (an early challenger to the NBA).Smuin came to the Utah Utes from Cyprus High School in Magna, Utah in 1943 at a time where NCAA freshman eligibility standards were relaxed to allow schools to field teams while many college-aged men were fighting in World War II."@en . "Dick Smuin"@en .