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 Krzyzewski on the other — as the ...

The memorial service for Dean Smith was more of a post-funeral wake: Stories, some music, a time to take account of what one man meant. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...

Family, friends, faculty, former players, students and others gathered at the Dean Smith Center on Sunday to remember former UNC basketball coach Dean Smith.

Dean Smith Center Replacement. This would require many of the same changes as a renovation, according to the report. Cost estimates and timelines aren’t featured in the 13-page report.

UNC-Chapel Hill celebrated the life of Coach Dean Smith during a public memorial service on Sunday in the Dean E. Smith Center. The public, fans and all who cared about Coach Smith were invited to ...

He hated the idea that North Carolina would christen its arena “the Dean E. Smith Activities Center.” You heard that again and again Sunday, from Michael Jordan to George Karl.

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 ...