Still, there are reasons to relocate as far as how some school officials see it. If they were to build a new arena at the new site, they would be able to create a new, potentially better parking ...

North Carolina football took center stage inside a packed basketball arena Monday night as former head coach Mack Brown received a thunderous ovation at the Dean Smith Center. The tribute came during ...

CHAPEL HILL — Generations of North Carolina men’s basketball fans trekked down the hill to the Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center on Saturday night — just as they have done for 40 years — to ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. For an alternative perspective on the Dean Dome, from deputy Opinion Editor Paige ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina had just completed its first-ever 18-0 season at its longtime home, and Seth Trimble wrapped up his on-court senior night speech by pointing to a simmering ...

UNC has suspended discussions about the Dean E. Smith Center indefinitely to focus on the search for a new head coach. Discussions related to the renovation or relocation of the basketball arena has ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. UNC weighed renovating Smith Center vs a new on-campus arena and Carolina North site. Donor backlash and petition led UNC to pause ...

For an alternative perspective on the Dean Dome, from deputy Opinion Editor Paige Masten: UNC is already losing its identity. The Smith Center must stay. Seth Trimble’s last-second 3-pointer to defeat ...