In the hours before North Carolina took the court at Rupp Arena to play Kentucky on Tuesday, Dec. 2, longtime Tar Heel ...

Roughly 90 former players and coaches joined a Zoom with University leaders in December. Since then, a movement has begun to stop the potential relocation of the Smith Center and push for renovations ...

The Tar Heels have owned the Dean E. Smith Center since 1986 ...

Amid numerous conversations about the future of the building, what remains true is the rich history of the arena. Some of the ...

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts addressed the future of the Dean Smith Center during the most recent meeting of the school's Board ...

After years of eyeing an off-campus replacement for the Dean E. Smith Center, the University of North Carolina is facing growing resistance from the very people who helped build its basketball dynasty ...

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Williams coached the Tar Heels in the Smith Center from 2003-2021 ...

Roy Williams said Dean Smith once charged him with protecting the Smith Center’s place on campus, a responsibility Williams is continuing to embrace as the university weighs whether to relocate the ...

UNC basketball coach Roy Williams isn't mincing words in providing his stance on the future of the Smith Center. Here's what Williams said.

The Dean E. Smith Center, photographed on Monday, December 22, 2025 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com Joel Berry II was getting ready for bed on Dec. 14, when he got an ...

Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski weighed in on the Dean E. Smith Center debate. Here's what he had to say.