Banners Outside the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball banners hanging from a pole outside the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball banners hanging from a pole outside the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill.

The Dean E. Smith Center opened in 1986 as the home arena for University of North Carolina basketball. It replaced Carmichael Auditorium and was named for Dean Smith, who coached the Tar Heels for 36 seasons and won two NCAA championships, in 1982 and 1993. The arena seats more than 21,000 and is nicknamed the "Dean Dome" by fans and sportswriters alike.

Taken March 2012

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