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Dean E. Smith Center basketball events

2026

27th
Oct, Tue
3:30 AM

Exhibition: North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Charlotte 49ers

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / Exhibition

from $173

2nd
Nov, Mon
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Western Carolina Catamounts

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $242

6th
Nov, Fri
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Wofford Terriers

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $242

10th
Nov, Tue
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Wyoming Cowboys

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $242

13th
Nov, Fri
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Georgia Bulldogs

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $667

20th
Nov, Fri
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels Vs. Marshall Thundering Herd

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $332

23rd
Nov, Mon
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Monmouth Hawks

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $242

1st
Dec, Tue
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $935

6th
Dec, Sun
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Butler Bulldogs

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $574

21st
Dec, Mon
3:30 AM

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. The Citadel Bulldogs

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

NCAA Division I / NCAA Division I

from $332

Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, known mostly by its colloquial name The Dean Dome, is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, used primarily as the home for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team. The university began to inquire about building a standalone arena for the men's basketball team beginning in the mid-1970s, but due to an ongoing university wide investigation, the fundraiser halted until its conclusion. In June 1980, the fundraising began with a goal of at least $30 million and a target completion date for the build...ing of December 1984. It was initially planned to be called the Student Activities Center; however, after its announcement it began to be referred to as The Dean Dome and it was speculated it would be named for then coach Dean Smith. The fundraising concluded in August 1984 with over $33 million raised, but construction would not be finished until 1986. The day before the opening game on January 18, 1986, against the Duke Blue Devils, the building was officially announced to be named the Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, while a formal dedication happen later in September. In 2018, the hardwood floor of the Smith Center was named for then coach Roy Williams more >>

Home team North Carolina Tar Heels

Address: North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 300 Skipper Bowles Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514,