The future of the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill has been a hot button topic in recent weeks. Many have speculated that a replacement building is in the plans for the future. Multiple well-known ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of Tar Heel fans and alumni advocating to "renovate, don't relocate" the historic Dean E. Smith Center announced it had received more than ...

What stood out to Luke Maye most about the Dean E. Smith Center wasn’t just the sold-out games. Not just his first scrimmage. Or beating No. 9 Duke his junior year. Or even senior night. Instead, it ...

The debate at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill over whether to renovate the Dean E. Smith Center or relocate it off campus has become far more than a facilities discussion. It has ignited ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. North Carolina students hand out flyers with a petition to renovate and save the Dean E ...

For North Carolina basketball, the Dean E. Smith Center has been home to some of the program's most iconic moments. With its future in question, the current head coach of the program has chimed in on ...

New men's basketball head coach Michael Malone held an introductory press conference at the Dean E. Smith Center on Wednesday, April 8. Chancellor Lee Roberts, Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham and ...