No matter where North Carolina’s men’s basketball team plays in the future, the university plans to keep the names of former coaches Dean Smith and Roy Williams on the arena and court, respectively.

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

The Dean Smith Center has been UNC's home arena for 40 years, but either needs renovations or the program could build anew. Peyton Williams / UNC / Getty Images CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Most visitors 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 ...

After two years of largely behind-the-scenes work on a new basketball arena at its planned Carolina North development, top officials at the University of North Carolina created a detailed draft launch ...

“The Carolina Way” is a three-prong philosophy devised by legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith. Play hard. Play smart. Play together. It's a phrase that can be found throughout the Tar Heels’ ...

New records show UNC advanced a detailed rollout for a new Carolina North basketball arena. Uproar forced the project to be paused.

Public protests were pivotal in stopping a deal that was all but done, school documents reveal. David Jensen / Getty Images The question of what to do with North Carolina basketball’s Dean E. Smith ...

North Carolina’s decision to part ways with Hubert Davis does more than end a coaching tenure. It closes a 60‑plus‑year chapter of Tar Heels basketball in which every head coach had a direct ...

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 ...