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North Carolina vs Butler
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Capacity
21,750

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Country
United States

Location
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Timezone
UTC -05:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)

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		Upcoming
06 Dec	North CarNorth Carolina	9:00pm	ButlerButler
		Results
13 Mar	North CarNorth Carolina	79 - 80	ClemsonClemson
04 Mar	North CarNorth Carolina	67 - 63	ClemsonClemson
01 Mar	North CarNorth Carolina	89 - 82	Virginia Virginia Tech
24 Feb	North CarNorth Carolina	77 - 74	LouisvillLouisville
14 Feb	North CarNorth Carolina	79 - 65	PittsburgPittsburgh
07 Feb	North CarNorth Carolina	71 - 68	DukeDuke
03 Feb	North CarNorth Carolina	87 - 77	SyracuseSyracuse

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The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center (commonly known as the Dean Smith Center, Smith Center, or 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. On June 1980, the fundraising began with a goal of at least $30 million and a target completion date for the building 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 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.


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