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Feb 16, 2024 · 2.16.2024. The 21,750-capacity Dean Smith Center opened in 1986 Getty Images. Univ. of North Carolina AD Bubba Cunningham has “commissioned a working group to explore Smith Center renovation options in addition to considering the possibility of a new arena,” according to Greg Barnes of INSIDE CAROLINA.
Feb 15, 2024 · UNC director of athletics Bubba Cunningham has commissioned a working group to explore Smith Center renovation options in addition to considering the possibility of a new arena.
Jan 7, 2019 · Major Renovations Still Years Away for Smith Center. UNC focused on smaller improvement priorities for its basketball arena. Nolan Hayes Jan 7th, 2019, 9:50 AM. 96. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — At a...
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Dec 6, 2013 · The Dean E. Smith Center is now 27 and has some acknowledged shortcomings, such as a single concourse and no private suites, so naturally renovation-or-replacement talk comes up regularly. That’s been stepped up a notch — the athletics department has engaged 360 Architecture, a Kansas City-based firm, in early stage talks about the arena.
Feb 22, 2024 · by Michelle Cassell. Managing Editor. Dean E. Smith Center, University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill athletic arena (nicknamed Dean Dome) and home to its Tar Heels Men’s Basketball team is being considered for renovation or relocation, according to UNC Athletics spokesperson Robbi Pickeral Evans.
Due to renovations going on at their home venue, Carmichael, the women's basketball team played their home games for the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons at the Dean Smith Center. The hardwood floor of the Dean Smith Center was named for head coach Roy Williams on August 24, 2018, thus becoming the Roy Williams Court.
The Dean E. Smith Center is a staple with North Carolina Tar Heels basketball, being home of the program since 1986. But over the years, fans have hoped for renovations or potentially a new...
