UNC basketball defeated Duke, 93-84, the last time the Blue Devils traveled less than 10 miles down Tobacco Road to face the Tar Heels in the Dean E. Smith Center. ALSO READ: Former Tar Heel Star ...

The Dean E. Smith Center, UNC basketball’s home arena, is almost 40. So what does the future hold for the “Dean Dome” and Tar Heels? In a recent report, the University of North Carolina ...

As a 1988 graduate, Scott Bouldin watched the UNC men’s basketball team compete on two different home courts – Carmichael Arena as a first-year and the newly opened Dean E. Smith Center during ...

Former North Carolina basketball players earned the school not to replace the Dean E. Smith Center. Earlier this month, Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes reported that UNC officials are "leaning ...

The Carolina North plan includes a 16,000-seat capacity with premium seating, club areas, and luxury suites. 247Sports reports the project could take nearly six years from planning to completion.

It was the first game in the brand-new Dean E. Smith Center. The bright afternoon light poured in through the translucent roof. A crowd of 21,444 packed the arena.

Entering this matchup, both teams face a crucial decision: Will they continue to be a second-half team, or will they rise to the challenge and battle it out at the Dean E. Smith Center?

North Carolina coach Dean Smith is enshrined in the Emporia High School Hall of Fame. His photo and bio, center, are shown on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in Emporia, Kansas.

UNC-Chapel Hill athletic director Bubba Cunningham at the retirement press conference for women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.

Dean E. Smith Center history The Smith Center opened Jan. 18, 1986, with a basketball game pitting the UNC men’s team against the Duke Blue Devils — Dean Smith on the UNC bench, Mike ...