At the time, athletic director Bubba Cunningham cited the arena’s single concourse and its lack ... into this building and it says, ‘The Dean Smith Center.’ I love that.” ...

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 ...

Opened in 1986, the Dean Smith Center has housed one of the nation's most decorated men's basketball programs. The Tar Heels have since won four national championships. The proposed Carolina North ...