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183-413: Although there had been concerns as early as the late 1940s that the men's basketball team 's needed a new home to replace 6,000-seat Woollen Gymnasium , the need for a larger arena had become acute by the 1960s with the team's growing popularity. The Tar Heels were forced to move home games to Charlotte or Greensboro , which were more than double Woollen's size. However, the state was unwilling to fund

366-522: A 103–99 win at Clemson . On February 24, 1956, Rosenbluth had 31 points in a 73–65 win over Duke to clinch UNC's first-ever ACC regular-season title (shared with N.C. State). The following season, in 1956–57 , Lennie Rosenbluth scored 40 in a Tar Heel win at Duke to finish with a perfect 24–0 regular season record (14–0 in ACC). Rosenbluth was named 1957 Helms Foundation Player of the Year. Furthermore, in 1957,

549-462: A 29–8 record. The 2011–2012 Tar Heels season started on November 11, 2011, as top-ranked Carolina beat Michigan State , 67–55, on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in San Diego. The Tar Heels finished the season with a record of 32–6, including a 14–2 ACC record to win the conference regular-season championship outright. The team fell to Florida State in the championship game of

732-625: A 70–50 win over The Citadel . In 1953, North Carolina split from the Southern Conference and became a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . On December 12, 1953, UNC beat South Carolina , 82–56, in their first ACC game ever. On December 14, 1955, UNC routed then-No. 5 Alabama 99–77. It was UNC's first defeat of a nonconference opponent ranked in the top 10 of a major media poll. On January 14, 1956, All-American Lennie Rosenbluth scored 45 points in

915-608: A Final Four appearance. Guthridge retired in 2000 and North Carolina turned to Matt Doherty , the head coach at Notre Dame and a player on the 1982 championship team, to lead the Tar Heels. Doherty had little success while at North Carolina. In his first season, the Heels were ranked No. 1 in the polls in the middle of the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule and finished with a 26–7 record. The bottom fell out

1098-413: A better facility to showcase a resurgent football program, which had gone from consecutive 1–10 seasons in 1988 and 1989 to a run of success not approached since the 1940s. The stadium was lacking in many areas. For instance, Kenan was one of the few Division I stadiums not to have permanent seating in at least one end zone; the only end zone seats at the time were the portable bleachers added in 1963. Also,

1281-407: A bronze tablet in the stadium. All other donors would get their names placed on plaques with other similar donation levels. On November 13, 1926, 1894 graduate William R. Kenan Jr. donated $ 275,000 to build a new football stadium on campus in a meeting with then school president Harry Woodburn Chase , Charles T. Woollen, and two members of the fundraising team organized to run a campaign to fund

1464-400: A building to house lockers, showers, and fitting rooms for both teams on the south side of the project. In addition, the playing field was near ready for planting after hundreds of truckloads brought a total of 10,000 cubic yards of sand and topsoil. A parapet was constructed 15 feet behind the eastern stands. This building was expected to be completed in early September. The west stand

1647-401: A century were replaced with individual seats, reducing capacity to 50,500. The stadium switched the playing surface from natural grass to a RootZone synthetic grass surface manufactured by AstroTurf for the 2019 season. William R. Kenan, to whom (along with his wife) the stadium was dedicated since its construction in 1927, was involved with the white supremacist Red Shirts who conducted

1830-514: A completely new arena. As a result, Carmichael Auditorium was built as an annex to Woollen; it shares the older facility's eastern wall. It originally seated just over 8,800 people, but was expanded to 10,000 seats in 1976. Carmichael was known as one of the loudest arenas in the country while the Tar Heel men played there, largely because of a low roof and a student section that ringed the court. In part due to this formidable home court advantage,

2013-731: A couple football division championships of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association each year. On August 11, 1990 an event called "Carolina Kickoff II" was held in the stadium by future owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers Jerry Richardson . It was done to help show the Carolinas could support a professional team in the National Football League . The contest was between

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2196-479: A disappointing 20–13 record and declining an NIT bid. Because of this, they became the first preseason #1 team to miss the tournament since it expanded to 64 teams in 1985. After Caleb Love and others decided to transfer after the season, Davis looked to the transfer portal to improve the team's fortunes. They landed Harrison Ingram from Stanford University , and Cormac Ryan, a graduate transfer student from Notre Dame University , while also landing Elliot Cadeau, who

2379-478: A door that was six and a half feet high, everybody ducked to get out, and after five or six steps you were on the court. We’d sit in the locker room and we could hear the crowd outside. To come rushing into that setting with people right on top of you sent chills up and down your spine. North Carolina Forward and Center Mitch Kupchak (1972–76) As the Tar Heels increased in popularity, the university chose to have home games at off–campus venues as Woollen's seating

2562-409: A fan base used to winning; in 1965 some of them even hanged him in effigy. Smith would go on to take the Tar Heels to a reign of championships and national dominance. On March 17, 1967, North Carolina beat Princeton for Dean Smith's first NCAA Tournament win. Later, in the 1967 NCAA tournament , UNC beat Boston College to advance to Dean Smith's first Final Four, where they would lose to Dayton in

2745-420: A general alumni meeting that will be held at the same hotel on June 4 at noon, with lunch to follow. It was hoped that the meeting would be largely attended since commencement was to happen around it. In the days preceding the meeting, the stadium plans were rumored to cost around $ 500,000 and the stadium was planned to seat 35,000 people in a horseshoe shaped venue that was immediately south of Emerson Field in

2928-420: A half a day due to weather. Prior to receiving the final layer of top soil, the field received an underground wiring system that will allow for flood lighting to be used in the stadium for "night spectacles" and also included telephone and telegraph wires. Architects Atwood-Nash and Woollen made plans for a covered area for press members to write up reports, use the typewriter and transmit reports by radio. By

3111-459: A head coach against Florida State , becoming the fastest coach to reach that mark, over the fewest number of games. The Tar Heels finished with a record of 18–11, losing to Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament. On April 1, 2021, Roy Williams announced his retirement as the head coach of the Tar Heels after 48 years in coaching and 33 years as a collegiate head coach, 18 of which came at

3294-557: A large police force to be present for the Virginia game to hep with traffic and directing the spectators. Kenan Memorial Stadium opened for the first game on November 12, 1927, when the Tar Heels faced the Davidson Wildcats at 2 PM local time where tickets were $ 1.50. Around 9,000 spectators attended the event which saw the Tar Heels win the game 27–0. Edison Foard scored the new stadium's first touchdown six minutes into

3477-555: A natural amphitheater. The plans were readily accepted by the General Alumni Association and Alumni Monogram Club and the meeting confirmed the estimated cost of $ 500,000, but the seating capacity was estimated to be around 33,500 with an ability to later increase capacity to 55,500. The goal was to have the stadium completed by the North Carolina–Virginia game in 1927 on Thanksgiving Day. Work on

3660-531: A new academic support center in place of Kenan Field House, plus anywhere from 5,000 to 15,000 additional seats. The new seats would be added in the east end zone, turning the stadium into a bowl. Plans would have to be approved by the chancellor and the board of trustees, and would almost certainly require a fundraising effort by the Rams Club. No specific timetable was set, but Baddour said that he hoped to begin construction within 18 months. This "masterplan"

3843-572: A number). In 1939, the Tar Heels relocated their home arena to the Woollen Gymnasium , where they would play until 1965. On March 21, 1946, under Hall of Fame coach Ben Carnevale and All-Americans Hook Dillon and Jim Jordan , North Carolina beat NYU , 57–49, for their first win in the NCAA Tournament ever. Later in the 1946 NCAA tournament , UNC advanced to their first ever Final Four, losing to Oklahoma A&M , 43–40, in

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4026-468: A profit on home games for basketball. With the 10,000 projected seats, it would have been the sixth largest "building of its type" in North Carolina. Two-thirds of the seats will be arm-chairs, while the remainder were bleachers that can be retracted with hydraulics. At the time, the basketball program only made money from road trips. By September 1965, it was estimated the total cost of the facility

4209-481: A question to be settled hastily. The University is growing, and we've got to look a long way ahead." After the meeting two additional sites were being considered: one 400 feet down from the ravine and southeast of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery . By December 3, surveyors were working on the two new sites, as well as the original proposed location in the ravine, and they were to prepare reports for

4392-607: A record 133 NCAA tournament matchups while advancing to 31 Sweet Sixteen berths (since 1975), a record 21 Final Fours , and 12 title games . It is the only school to have an active streak of reaching the National Championship game for nine straight decades (no other school has done it in more than six straight) and at least two Final Fours for six straight decades, all while averaging more wins per season played (20.7) than any other program in college basketball. In 2012, ESPN ranked North Carolina No. 1 on its list of

4575-616: A record 21 NCAA Tournament Final Fours. The Tar Heels have been selected to the NCAA Tournament 53 times (second-most all-time), and have amassed 133 victories (most all-time). North Carolina won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1971, and has appeared in two NIT Finals with six appearances in the NIT Tournament. Additionally, the team has been the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament eighteen times,

4758-507: A record of 170–21 (.890). As of the conclusion of the 2021–22 season , Carmichael has the best home winning percentage of the five home venues for the Tar Heels. The Tar Heels went undefeated at Carmichael Auditorium in six of their twenty-one seasons at the facility: 1969–69 (9–0), 1970–71 (9–0), 1971–72 (9–0), 1978–79 (9–0), 1983–84 (9–0), and 1977–78 (10–0). The most losses in a single season while playing in Carmichael came in

4941-680: A remodeling project completed in 2009, capacity is 8,010. A new floor was installed in 1998, after a roof fire that occurred in February during renovations. The arena was completely remodeled beginning in spring 2008, and the women's team joined the men in the Dean Smith Center until completion in December 2009. The facility was officially renamed Carmichael Arena during the women's team's matchup against rival Duke on February 28, 2010. By 1948, there began to be sentiments that Woollen

5124-589: A rock crusher to reduce 6,000 cubic yards of rock and sold it to the Thompson Co. to use for when making the stands. Due to the amount of blasting done by the Teer company, some of the excavation workers began calling it "Teer Stadium" as he was believed to have lost around $ 10,000 by May 1927. Within two weeks of this report, the Graduate manager Woollen stated November 1 was the tentative finish date and most of

5307-481: A search for the next head coach would begin immediately, with the search being headed up by Cunningham and UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz . Four days after Williams retired, assistant coach and former Tar Heel player Hubert Davis was hired as his successor. Davis, the nephew of Tar Heel and NBA great Walter Davis , became the first African-American to lead the program. After an up-and-down start to

5490-481: A single opponent). The Tar Heels' all-time home winning streak against Clemson lasted until the 2019–2020 season where Clemson stunned the Tar Heels in overtime, 79–76. Until the 2010 ACC tournament , North Carolina was the only program to have never played a Thursday game in the ACC tournament since it expanded to a four-day format. The Tar Heels have three stretches of being ranked for more than 100 consecutive weeks in

5673-489: A sound education and turning into good citizens than he did about winning." "The Carolina Way" was evident in many practices the players would implement, including pointing to the player who assisted in a basket, giving him credit as an act of selflessness. This "Thank the Passer" practice is used throughout basketball today. The Tar Heels own several notable streaks in the history of college basketball. They appeared in either

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5856-642: A span of two floors. However, the most significantly visible portion of the renovation was the addition of 2,980 seats. The additional seats in the end zone, named the Blue Zone, would be "1,836 seats in the Concourse Club just a few feet from the field, 824 seats in the Upper Club/Loge on the fourth floor and 320 seats in 20 suites on the fifth floor". The individual suites, each of which has 16 seats, will sell for $ 50,000 per year. Each seat in

6039-509: A speech by President Barack Obama on April 24, 2012. North Carolina Tar Heels men%27s basketball The North Carolina Tar Heels Men's basketball program is a college basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . The Tar Heels have won six NCAA championships ( 1957 , 1982 , 1993 , 2005 , 2009 , and 2017 ) in addition to a 1924 Helms Athletic Foundation title (retroactive). North Carolina has won

6222-443: A stadium that will seat comfortable the large crowds that come to Chapel Hill for the big games. The Tar Heel in a column on November 16, 1927 commenting on Kenan's donation After Kenan's donation, there was still no decision over where the exact location of the stadium would be. The Board of Trustees committee on buildings planned to met on Monday November 29, 1926 to determine the location. The location south of campus at

6405-622: A standing-room-only throng of 62,000 when the Tar Heels hosted the Florida State Seminoles in 1997. The largest paid crowd was a crowd of 62,000 that saw the Tar Heels face Duke in 2013. The 1991 season opener versus Cincinnati and the Clemson game, which was televised nationally by ESPN, were UNC's first true night home games in school history. The Tar Heels football team sold out every game from 1992 to 1999, and also sold out all but one game of Butch Davis 's tenure. Most of

6588-630: A ticket to hear former University President Graham, Kennedy's brother and United States Senator Ted , and Kennedy's mother Rose speak. Between 1963 and 1971, the university held festival at the end of the spring term called Jubilee and as the event grew several performances took place in Kenan Stadium in 1969 and 1970. Aside from the Jubliee, Kenan Stadium has hosted several concerts throughout its history: Jimmy Buffett (1979), The Spinners (1979), The Beach Boys (1980), Joan Jett and

6771-659: A top 5 Kansas team and going on to win the Preseason NIT and returning to the AP top 25. North Carolina went on to finish the season 17–15, but a 6–10 record in ACC play kept them out of the NCAA Tournament. Doherty led the Tar Heels to the third round of the NIT , where they ended their season with a loss to Georgetown . Despite the turnaround from the year before and the NIT appearance, at

6954-548: A total of 10 minutes out of 240 through the entire tournament. Wayne Ellington was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player , the fourth Tar Heel so honored. The 2009–2010 Tar Heels struggled throughout the regular season finishing with a 16–15 record, and dropped to No. 3 in Division I in all-time wins. They later lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament, playing in the first "play-in" Thursday game for

7137-582: A victory celebration was planned to be hosted in Kenan, but was instead held at the Dean Smith Center because of rain. For several years Kenan hosted a fireworks display on July 4, but this was moved away from the stadium in 2019 because of increased costs to protect the stadium's artificial turf. In addition, there were some safety concerns after one fireworks was deflected off the stadium's barrier walls, but none were harmed. The stadium hosts

7320-442: A young Michael Jordan. The 1993 national championship team starred Donald Williams, George Lynch and Eric Montross . While at North Carolina, Smith helped promote desegregation by recruiting the university's first African American scholarship basketball player, Charlie Scott. Smith unexpectedly retired before the start of practice for the 1997–98 season. He was succeeded by Bill Guthridge , who had been an assistant coach at

7503-467: Is a college football stadium located on Stadium Drive in Chapel Hill, North Carolina . Opened in 1927, it is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 's (UNC) football team , which competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference . The facility replaced Emerson Field , where the school's football program had been based since 1916. Plans for the stadium began as attendance increased. Ground

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7686-453: Is seven in the 1980 and 2015 seasons. The most home losses in one season is six in the 2002 and 2017 seasons. In total there have been two winless seasons: 1952 (0–4) and 2002 (0–6). Aside from hosting college football events the stadium has been used for several purposes. It serves as the venue for the spring commencement ceremonies for the school. United States Presidents John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton both spoke in

7869-471: The 1972–73 campaign when the Tar Heels lost three games. The Tar Heels showed success in the Atlantic Coast Conference , winning the ACC regular season title in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985, while winning the post–season conference tournament in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, and 1982. Carmichael hosted many concerts and public speakers over its early years, but those numbers declined into

8052-399: The 1972–73 season , students gathered at eight distribution centers within Carmichael to receive tickets. It was reported that students had been injured during these massive gatherings for ticket distribution. Starting with the 1972–73 season, a first-come first serve method, or "perseverence method" as it was called, was utilized. This led to the formation of long queues in front of Carmichael

8235-408: The 2005–06 season saw the arrival of freshman Tyler Hansbrough and Williams was named Coach of the Year. The Tar Heels swept the ACC regular season and tournament titles in 2007 and 2008 . The 2008 ACC tournament was the first time North Carolina had ever won the ACC Tournament without defeating at least one in-state rival during the tournament. North Carolina lost in the national semifinals of

8418-497: The 2008 NCAA tournament to Williams' former program Kansas. On December 18, 2008, Tyler Hansbrough scored his 2,292nd career point, breaking Phil Ford's UNC career scoring record. In the 2008–09 season , the Tar Heels won their fifth NCAA title by defeating Michigan State in the championship of the 2009 NCAA men's basketball tournament . The Tar Heels won all six of that year's tournament games by at least 12 points, for an average victory margin of 20.2 points, and only trailed for

8601-602: The 2012 ACC tournament and was a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional of the 2012 NCAA tournament ; the team reached the Elite Eight and was defeated by Kansas 80–67. Before the Kansas game, the Tar Heels won their previous three games in the NCAA Tournament by an average of 13.7 points. In the second-round game versus Creighton, starting UNC point guard Kendall Marshall broke his right wrist with 10:56 remaining in

8784-670: The 50 most successful programs of the past fifty years . North Carolina's six national championships are third-most all-time, behind UCLA (11) and Kentucky (8). UNC has also won eighteen Atlantic Coast Conference tournament (ACC) titles, and thirty-three ACC regular season titles. The program has produced many notable players who went on to play in the NBA , including four of ESPN's top 74 players of all-time: Michael Jordan , James Worthy , Vince Carter , and Bob McAdoo (tied for most with UCLA). Many Tar Heel assistant coaches and players have gone on to become head coaches elsewhere. From

8967-586: The Coaches' Poll 53 times. Furthermore, the Tar Heels have finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll six times and ranked No. 1 in Coaches' Poll seven times. In 2008, the Tar Heels received the first unanimous preseason No. 1 ranking in the history of either the Coaches' Poll or the AP Poll. North Carolina played its first game on January 27, 1911, beating Virginia Christian 42–21 at Bynum Gymnasium ,

9150-468: The Longleaf pine and oak trees to reach the stadium. The site of the new stadium was believed to be roughly 600 feet from the proposed library. Many traveled to visit the construction site when it began. By February the steam shovel had been joined by three tractors to help move the dirt and crews had started working double shifts with the main goal of building up the northeast end of the field where

9333-590: The NCAA tournament and upset the defending champions and 1 seeded Baylor 93-86 in the second round, despite the ejection of UNC forward Brady Manek due to a flagrant-2 foul. The Tar Heels defeated UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen and Saint Peter's in the Elite Eight to earn a trip to the 2022 Final Four in New Orleans. In a rematch of the regular season finale against Duke, the Tar Heels defeated Duke 81–77 in

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9516-551: The NIT . On March 18, 1972, Carolina beat Penn , 73–59, to advance to their 4th Final Four in 6 years. All-American Bob McAdoo had 24 points and 15 rebounds, but fouled out with 13 minutes to play, as UNC lost to Florida State in the national semifinal. On March 26, 1977, the Tar Heels, back in the Final Four, edged UNLV , 84–83, in the national semifinal. Carolina, in the championship two days later, lost to Marquette , 67–59. On February 25, 1978, co-consensus National Player of

9699-551: The Premo-Porretta Power Poll . In North Carolina's first five seasons in the SoCon (from 1921–22 to 1925–26 ), they went 96–17, won four SoCon regular season championships, and four SoCon tournament championships. Their fast style of play and stingy defense earned these teams the nickname "White Phantoms", coined by sportswriter Oscar Bane Keeler of The Atlanta Journal , used as an alternative nickname for

9882-655: The Southern Conference tournament 8 times. In 1924, the Tar Heels moved to the Tin Can for home games. From 1924 to 1938, UNC would go 130–20 (.867 winning percentage) at the Tin Can. Rudimentarily built of steel, attempts to heat the Tin Can failed, with ice often forming inside: The Tin Can was always freezing [...] they had icicles in the corners. To stay warm the electricians put those big-wattage bulbs under

10065-510: The U.S. Olympic Festival volleyball competition. Carolina union concert program. In 2001, the Matjam collegiate wrestling championships for the ACC, Colonial , and Southern conferences. Carmichael has hosted several rounds of the women's basketball and women's volleyball NCAA Tournaments. The facility is also use for state championships for several sports including volleyball, basketball, and wrestling, along with various camps. The arena hosted

10248-602: The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 . In 2018, the university removed the dedication plaque and renamed the venue Kenan Stadium in honor of Kenan Jr. who made the original donation. Through the 2022 season the Tar Heels have played 95 seasons at Kenan Stadium earning a record of 317–198–16 (0.612) during that period. In that time, the Tar Heels won two Southern Conference football championships ( 1946 and 1949 ) and five Atlantic Coast Conference football championships ( 1963 , 1971 , 1972 , 1977 , and 1980 ). After

10431-598: The 2011 season. In 2003, a modern scoreboard with video capability was added in front of Kenan Field House. The next addition came before the 2007 season, when the old matrix boards on the sidelines were replaced with ribbon boards. In December 2006, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved changes to UNC's development plan that included at least 8,800 additional seats for Kenan Stadium. In October 2007, athletic director Dick Baddour announced plans for extensive renovations to Kenan Stadium. Plans called for

10614-522: The 40-yard lines, expanding capacity to 52,000. Part of the 1987-88 project were a permanent lighting system, a chancellor's lounge on the north side of the field and a football lettermen's lounge on the south side. The lights are part of a General Electric low-mount system which minimizes the height of the lightpoles. Cost of the entire project was $ 7 million. It was funded by private gifts and bonds. The stadium's biggest renovation project to date took place from 1995 to 1998. Head coach Mack Brown wanted

10797-764: The ACC divided into two divisions, the Atlantic and Coastal, North Carolina won the Coastal division twice in 2015 and 2022, but failed to win the ACC Championship Game each time. North Carolina's football team has gone undefeated at home eight times: 1927 (2–0), 1935 (4–0), 1939 (5–0), 1972 (6–0), 1974 (6–0), 1980 (7–0), 1996 (5–0), and 2015 (7–0). Including ties, the Tar Heels had an additional four seasons with an undefeated home record: 1930 (3–0–2), 1942 (3–0–1), 1946 (4–0–1), and 1948 (4–0–1). The most home victories obtained in one season

10980-418: The ACC's inception in 1953 to 2001, the Tar Heels did not finish worse than a tie for fourth place in ACC play. By comparison, all of the ACC's other charter members finished last at least once in that time. From 1965 to 2001, they did not finish worse than a tie for third, and for the first 21 of those years they did not finish worse than a tie for second. All of these streaks ended in the 2001–02 season, when

11163-570: The AP Poll. They spent 172 consecutive weeks in the rankings from the start of the 1990–91 season until early in the 1999–2000 season, the second-longest streak in college basketball history at the time behind only UCLA's run of 231 consecutive weeks from 1966 to 1980. That streak has since been passed by Duke's run of 200 consecutive weeks from 1997 to 2007 and Kansas' 231 consecutive weeks from 2009 to 2021. They were also ranked for 171 consecutive weeks from 1973 to 1983, and for 106 consecutive weeks from 2014 to 2020. North Carolina has 14 victories over

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11346-478: The AP number one ranked team. Eight players (including Jack Cobb, whose jersey did not have a number) have had their numbers retired. Tyler Hansbrough 's number 50 is the eighth to be retired, after he won all six major player of the year awards during the 2007–08 season . 51 former North Carolina men's basketball players are honored in the Smith Center with banners representing their numbers hung from

11529-407: The AP preseason poll, having lost Paige and Johnson but retaining 2016 ACC Tournament MVP Joel Berry II as well as forwards Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks . After early season losses to Indiana and Kentucky, the Tar Heels won their 31st ACC regular season title. Despite never being ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll and losing to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament, the Heels earned a No. 1 seed in

11712-469: The Blackhearts (1982), U2 (1983), Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (1983), and Bruce Springsteen (2003), among others. Following the men's basketball team following their victory in the 1982 National Championship game, the stadium hosted a welcome home celebration for the team where over 20,000 fans attended. Following the school's victory in the 1993 national championship game ,

11895-569: The Carolina Union could not afford the asking price of the desired acts in combination with the fact musicians started to gravitate towards scheduling larger regional venues in order to increase revenue like the Greensboro Coliseum . In response to these developments, the school began scheduling smaller acts at Memorial Hall which sat around 1,600 in 1976. Then Carolina Union Director Howard Henry commented that when Carmichael

12078-545: The Davidson game, the goal posts were placed and painted white and the pedestrian walkways around the stadium were covered in gravel . The field house's scaffolding was removed and the red tile roof was placed. As the stadium's first game approached, Woollen stated that "Orders for seats are now pouring in at a rate of 500 a day..." for the upcoming match against Virginia. The tickets were planned to be first be mailed out on November 15. Plans were being made at this time for

12261-453: The Elite Eight. With the departures of several stars from the 2012 team, The Tar Heels would begin a slow climb back to the top following the Elite Eight loss. The 2012–13 season ended with a loss to Kansas in the tournament for the second year in a row. In 2013–14 , the Tar Heels became the only team in men's college basketball history to beat every team ranked in the top 4 in the preseason. The Tar Heels would finish 24–10 that year, ending

12444-587: The Florida East Coast Railway. He made the donation in memory of his parents Mary Hargrave and William Rand Kenan for the stadium to be called Kenan Memorial Stadium. With Kenan's donation, the fundraising campaign was now unnecessary. When the donation was made, the exact location of the stadium had not been determined. The stadium was to feature 12,000 seats on each side, to seat 24,000 in total. The endzones were to have no seats in order to have no bad seats and allow air to pass through

12627-717: The Kenan family generosity over the years including the formation of the Kenan trust and the starting of the first university power plant . McLean spoke, accepting the new stadium and made similar remarks towards Kenan Jr. Kenan did not make a speech at the event. The entire dedication was broadcast on the radio as the teams warmed up before the start of the game. The game started five minutes late. North Carolina won in large part due to an extra point by Captain Garrett Morehead who made both extra points after each score. The game notably saw Carolina's Jimmy Ward and Virginia's George Taylor tried to fight and were expelled from

12810-452: The NCAA Tournament and ended the season 26–11 after being eliminated by Texas A&M in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. In the 2018–19 season, the Tar Heels were led by freshman point guard Coby White , and seniors Luke Maye and Cameron Johnson . The Tar Heels were co-ACC regular season champions with Virginia , earned another Number 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and made it to

12993-476: The NCAA Tournament or National Invitation Tournament (NIT) every year from 1967 to 2001. This includes 27 straight appearances in the NCAA tourney from 1975 (the first year that more than one team in each conference was assured of a tournament bid) to 2001—the longest such streak in tournament history until it was broken by Kansas in March 2017. The Tar Heels also notched 37 straight winning seasons from 1964 to 2001,

13176-414: The NCAA tournament. On March 26, 2017, Luke Maye hit a jump shot with 0.3 seconds left to beat second-seed Kentucky , 75–73, to advance to Carolina's record 20th Final Four. On April 3, 2017, Final Four MOP Joel Berry II scored 22 points as UNC beat Gonzaga , 71–65, to give Williams his 3rd national championship, surpassing mentor Dean Smith for NCAA Tournament championships. Just as in the previous year,

13359-477: The NIT, losing to Dayton in the final game finishing with a 20–17 record. The 2010–2011 Tar Heels , with the addition of Harrison Barnes , Kendall Marshall , and Reggie Bullock , eighth in the preseason polls, struggled out the gates, starting with a 2–2 record, the worst start since the 2001–02 season. After losses to Illinois and Texas, the Tar Heels fell out of the rankings. The losses of senior Will Graves, to dismissal, and Larry Drew II , to transfer and also

13542-558: The SAIAA. On January 24, 1920, North Carolina beat Trinity College (Duke), 36–25, in the first-ever game of the Carolina-Duke rivalry . In 1921, the school joined the Southern Conference . Overall, the Tar Heels played 32 seasons in the Southern Conference from 1921 to 1953. During that period, they won 304 games and lost 111 for a winning percentage of 73.3%. The Tar Heels won the Southern Conference regular season title 9 times and

13725-506: The Sweet Sixteen round before being eliminated by the Auburn Tigers . 2019–20 was an unusually down year for the Tar Heels, only winning 14 games and being swept by arch-rival Duke in the regular season. Freshman point guard Cole Anthony 's knee injury and a lack of depth on the bench proved devastating for the Tar Heels, as they were unable to carry momentum through ACC play, losing several games on last second shots after starting

13908-424: The Tar Heels earned their 30th ACC regular season title, 18th ACC tournament title, and 19th Final Four. They also appeared in their 10th NCAA title game, in which they lost on a buzzer beater to Villanova, despite Marcus Paige's dramatic three-pointer to tie the game with 4.7 seconds left. The Tar Heels finished with a 33–7 overall record and a 14–4 ACC record. The following year, the Tar Heels were ranked No. 6 in

14091-412: The Tar Heels finished 19–11 and were ranked in a final media poll for the first time in three years. They returned to the NCAA tournament and were ousted in the second round by Texas . The following year , on April 4, 2005, the Tar Heels defeated Illinois , 75–70, to win their fourth NCAA title and Williams' first as a head coach. After winning the championship, Williams lost his top seven scorers, but

14274-476: The Tar Heels finished 8–20 on the season under coach Matt Doherty. They also finished tied for 7th in conference play, behind Florida State and Clemson —only their second losing conference record ever (the first being in the ACC's inaugural season). Additionally, the Tar Heels went 59–0 all-time in home games played against the Clemson Tigers (the NCAA record for the longest home winning streak against

14457-457: The Tar Heels finished with a 33–7 overall record and a 14–4 ACC record. In 2017–18 , the Tar Heels were ranked at No. 9 in the AP and Coaches poll. Forwards Isaiah Hicks , Kennedy Meeks , Tony Bradley , and Justin Jackson had left, while the team added Cameron Johnson . This season, the team did not win the ACC regular season or tournament title. However, the Heels earned a No. 2 seed in

14640-418: The Tar Heels had ever suffered in a single season of ACC play and placed them in a tie for 7th place—the program's first finish below fourth place ever. The season also saw the end of UNC's run of 31 straight 20-win seasons and 35 straight seasons of finishing third or higher in the ACC. After bringing in one of the top 5 incoming classes for the 2002–2003 season, the Tar Heels started the season by knocking off

14823-490: The Tar Heels through 1950. Cartwright Carmichael was the first Tar Heel to earn first-team All-America honors in any sport in 1923, and was again selected in 1924. Jack Cobb was UNC's first three-time All-America (1924, 1925, 1926), and was named Helms Foundation Player of the Year in 1926. George Glamack followed suit in 1940 and 1941, being named Helms Foundation Player of the Year also. Both Cobb and Glamack are honored with their numbers being retired (Cobb did not have

15006-651: The Tar Heels with an outside shooter that had been missing on the previous year's team. However, the Heels stumbled out of the starting block, beginning conference play with an 0–2 record in the ACC. However, the Tar Heels rebounded, and returned the favor to the Blue Devils, sweeping them in the two regular season matchups. Freshman guard Caleb Love scored 25 points and 7 assists against Duke in Durham, breaking an at-Duke assist record set by Ty Lawson in 2009. On February 27, 2021, Williams earned his 900th career victory as

15189-501: The Tar Heels won their first ACC Tournament and first NCAA Championship. On March 23, 1957, No. 1 North Carolina beat Wilt Chamberlain and No. 2 Kansas, 54–53, in triple overtime as Carolina capped off a perfect 32–0 season as national champions. C.D. Chesley, a Washington, D.C. television producer, piped the 1957 championship game in Kansas City to a hastily created network of five stations across North Carolina—the ancestor to

15372-400: The Tar Heels' first season in 1910–11 through the start of the 2021–22 season, the program has amassed a .735 all-time winning percentage (second highest all-time), winning 2,294 games and losing 829 games in 111-plus seasons. The Tar Heels also have the most consecutive 20-win seasons, with 31 from the 1970–71 season through the 2000–01 season. On March 2, 2010, North Carolina became

15555-466: The University of North Carolina administration sought plans to build a new facility. The venue was to be named for William Donald Carmichael Jr. a former school vice president and former varsity basketball player from 1917 to 1920, as well as brother of Cartwright Carmichael . The Woollen's seating capacity the number of home games the school could host to around seven games a season, it was hoped that

15738-527: The Year Phil Ford scored 34 points in his final game at Carmichael Auditorium, an 87–83 win over Duke. North Carolina returned to the Final Four in 1981. In the national semifinal, All-American Al Wood scored 39 in a win over Virginia . UNC would lose in the NCAA championship game to Indiana . The following year, North Carolina won their second NCAA championship. On March 29, 1982, Final Four MOP James Worthy scored 28 points and Michael Jordan hit

15921-416: The athletic department. Priority system was developed prior to the 1975–76 season because there were over 9,000 faculty and staff members and it ranked the following criteria in descending order: years of ticket purchase, length of employment at North Carolina, and rank. Ultimately it was believed no matter the way the lottery was done, the only solution to the ticket problem would be a larger facility. Before

16104-554: The benches, and we had blankets and wore heavy sweat clothes. Later on they did get central heat in there, but it was never adequate. You couldn't dress there. On February 29, 1924, UNC beat Kentucky, 41–20, in the first-ever game of the Kentucky–North Carolina rivalry . The 1923–24 Tar Heels squad went 26–0, and was awarded a national championship by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1943 and later by

16287-408: The blasting was still being performed and superintendent of the excavation T. L. Higgs felt the excavation phase would not be done by July 1. This would push the targeted finish date to around January 1 from October 1. It was believed ten-fold of the blasting was done relative to initial estimates. The Teer company lost heavily with the contract because greater need for blasting. The company utilized

16470-402: The building. The backboards utilized were made of Herculite glass and weighed approximately 250 pounds. Athletic Director C.P. Erickson stated that the new building would not be large enough to fit the growing student body and that the school would need to start planning on how to expand the venue further to accommodate the growth. At that time, the air conditioning ducts had been installed but

16653-509: The championship game. For most of the first four decades of the program's history, North Carolina had very little consistency at the head coaching position, reflecting the lack of emphasis on the sport in much of the South at the time. The first coach, Cartmell, doubled as the track coach. From 1923 to 1926, three coaches led the program in as many years. Norman Shepard led the team to an undefeated season in 1923–24 while attending law school. He

16836-474: The changing of the leaves colors. The trees cut were to be fed into the saw mill to provide planks for seating. A steam shovel located in Carrboro, North Carolina was at the ready to be used once the land was cleared. Engineers in the planning phase felt the whole process would take ten months. The committee met on the 29th, but adjourned the meeting without making a decision and those planned to meet again

17019-546: The club levels range from $ 750 to $ 2,500 per season. Furthermore, the construction of a new concourse in front of the Carolina Student-Athlete Center for Excellence would allow fans to move around the entire perimeter of Kenan Stadium for the first time. The exterior of the new section is similar in appearance to the Bell Tower. The 2011 renovation and expansion fully enclosed the stadium for

17202-530: The committee's meeting the following Monday. The site 500 feet down from the ravine was chosen and during the meeting, the committee walked through the future site where areas had been staked marking limits of the field and the stands. Woollen, who was on the committee, reaffirmed the prior statements that the stadium would be completed before Thanksgiving 1927. By December 9, most of the undergrowth had been removed and some tree felling had started. The tree stumps were to be "grubbed up," dynamited, or removed with

17385-406: The concrete being poured on the dirt, it was steamrolled. The stands were planned to have 41 rows of seats. In late February and early March, the excavation team led by Teer began to encounter large amount of granite rock and were forced to dynamite the blocks and then remove the pieces with chains and Caterpillar tractors. By mid-March, T. C. Atwood felt the excavation was over halfway and

17568-460: The concrete with iron brackets. Four restrooms were to be placed behind each set of stands. The whole stadium area was surrounded by a wire fence from Charlotte's General Equipment company and concrete pillars were constructed on the north end in the valley between entry gates. It was confirmed that the Carolina–Virginia game would be where the stadium is dedicated. In the week preceding

17751-407: The concrete would be laid by June 1 and the stadium was on track be done by their target date. At this point, the playing field's middle section was completed and settling. A group of four students were bombarded with stone following a dynamite blast as they wandered around the southern woods of campus, which led to the crew sounding a horn before firing to alert surrounding areas and people. None of

17934-568: The deaths of US Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Kennedy, memorials were held in their honor at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Roosevelt's service was held on April 14, 1945 where over 6,000 people attended and university President Frank Porter Graham spoke regarding the deceased. The service in honor of Kennedy was held on May 17, 1964 and was held in part to raise money for the Kennedy Memorial Library on Harvard University 's campus. Over 10,000 people attended and paid $ 10

18117-478: The end of February, the field was almost completely leveled. T. C. Thompson and Bros. started construction once the excavation was finished. In total about 55,000 cubic yards of dirt was relocated and the stadium was projected to have around 4,000 cubic yards of concrete. All of the concrete provided for the project came from the Atlas Portland Cement company. Final gift total $ 300,000. Prior to

18300-674: The end of the season Matt Doherty was replaced as head coach by Roy Williams . Williams had served as an assistant to Smith for 11 years before a successful 15-year tenure at Kansas , winning 9 conference regular season championships and taking his Jayhawk teams to four Final Fours. Smith himself convinced Williams to return home. Williams had also been courted by Smith for the UNC job when it had been open in 2000, but Williams had promised Nick Collison he would be at Kansas his entire college career and could not bring himself to leave Kansas at that time despite media speculation reporting Williams would take

18483-425: The field. A quarter-mile "cinder track" around the field was planned to be used to host the school's track and field events. In addition, the stadium will host band concerts, commencement, and other attractions. The Tar Heel wrote that donations had been progressing and Kenan's donation ended the campaign, which was great as the stadium could be finished "in ten months instead of perhaps two or three years." Work

18666-523: The first time in its history. This facility houses the Loudermilk Center for Student Excellence as well as 3,000 additional premium club, suite seating and lounge areas in the east end zone, bringing total stadium capacity to 63,000. As part of this addition, HD video boards were installed on each end of the stadium. In 2016, new ribbon boards and updated concessions were added. In 2018, the metal bleachers that had been in place for almost half

18849-411: The first time since the ACC grew to 12 teams. The Tar Heels did not receive an NCAA tournament bid , and instead accepted a bid to the NIT . During the season, on March 2, 2010, Carolina beat Miami, 69–62, to become the second school in NCAA history to win its 2,000th game (North Carolina was in its 100th season of basketball at the time of this accomplishment). The Tar Heels made it to the final game of

19032-403: The following Monday. The site in the ravine had been ruled out because it was thought that when the university expanded further south that "noisy athletic celebrations would be too near the precincts devoted to scholarly pursuits," in particular a library to be built. The decision was pushed back in part because of President Chase's absence and as one committee member stated "It's too important

19215-526: The following year, as the Tar Heels finished the season with a record of 8–20, the worst season in school history. They missed postseason play entirely for the first time since the 1965–66 season (including a record 27 straight NCAA Tournament appearances) and finished with a losing record for the first time since 1962 (Dean Smith's first year as coach). They also finished 4–12 in the ACC—only the program's second losing ACC record ever. The 12 losses were six more than

19398-471: The game as the game was close to ending. The original stadium—the lower level of the current stadium's sideline seats—seated 24,000 people. However, temporary bleachers were added to the end zones to accommodate overflow crowds, allowing Kenan to accommodate over 40,000 people at times. This happened fairly often over the years, especially during the Choo Choo Justice era of the late 1940s. At

19581-840: The game-winning shot with 17 seconds to play as Carolina beat Georgetown, 63–62, to win Dean Smith's first national championship. On January 18, 1986, North Carolina beat Duke, 95–92, in the first game played in UNC's new arena, the Dean Smith Center. On March 24, 1991, Carolina beat Temple , 75–72, to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 1982. In the national semifinal, Carolina fell to former UNC assistant coach Roy Williams and Kansas , 79–73. In 1993, UNC won their third NCAA title. On April 5, 1993, Final Four MOP Donald Williams scored 25 points as Carolina beat Michigan , 77–71, for Dean Smith's second NCAA championship. On March 25, 1995, North Carolina beat Kentucky , 74–61, to advance to another Final Four. UNC would fall to Arkansas in

19764-491: The game. Dr. William Chambers Coker , who was a botanist and had previously worked with trees and shrubbery around campus, helped out with enhancing the appearance of the new stadium. On November 24, 1927, the stadium was officially opened and dedicated during a game where the Tar Heels hosted the Virginia Cavaliers for their 31st annual meeting. The stadium was completely full, 28,000 -30,000 fans attended

19947-425: The grass would sprout by the middle of August. T. C. Thompson used a Bermuda grass and lawn grass which was found best for football fields at the time. The stadium was completed on August 6, when the last of the eastern stands were poured and only some minor finishing touches remained. In total it was completed three months prior to the original finish date, with construction taking seven months total. Around

20130-478: The helm of his alma mater. Williams ended his coaching career with 903 career wins, 485 of which came at Carolina, and three national championships, all as the Tar Heel head coach. At the time of his retirement, Williams was third all-time in NCAA Division I victories. Williams is the first coach to earn 400 or more wins at two different schools. Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham announced that evening that

20313-433: The immediate commencement on construction of the "Carolina Student-Athlete Center for Excellence", a $ 70 million expansion that would replace Kenan Field House. The entire project was funded by private donations and the selling of club seats and individual suites. This facility would be a combination of an academic center, "Carolina Leadership Academy", Olympic sports' strength and conditioning center, and visitor lockers within

20496-575: The job in 2000. Williams could not turn his mentor down a second time, so just two weeks after Doherty's resignation, Williams took the Carolina job. Williams was UNC's third coach in six years, the most turnover the program had faced since its early years. The previous two, McGuire and Smith, had covered a 45-year period. On November 22, 2003, Carolina beat Old Dominion , 90–64, in Roy Williams’ first game as head coach. In Williams' first season ,

20679-476: The lackluster, injury-filled performance of the season prior. Coming into the season with a talented freshman recruiting class, the Tar Heels looked to rebound from their 14–19 record. Senior Garrison Brooks was picked as the preseason ACC Player of the Year yet failed to live up to the preseason hype. Sophomore forward Armando Bacot led the Tar Heels in scoring, and the emergence of freshman Kerwin Walton provided

20862-414: The land falls away. The playing field was announced to be planted June 1, which then required frequent maintenance to be ready in time for use on Thanksgiving Day. Throughout the construction process many people came to watch the process take place throughout all times of the day. Since the start of January, the superintendent of T.C. Thompson & Bros. spoke that since January, the crews had only lost

21045-473: The last losing season UNC would suffer for 40 years. On January 13, 1964, All-American Deakon Patrick scored 40 and had 28 rebounds in 97–88 win over Maryland . On December 4, 1965, UNC beat William and Mary , 82–68, in the first game played at UNC's new home, Carmichael Auditorium. On December 16, 1965, Bobby Lewis scored a current UNC-record 49 points in a 115–80 win over Florida State. Smith's first five teams never won more than 16 games. This grated on

21228-463: The latest being in 2024 (most No. 1 seeds all-time). North Carolina has been ranked in the top 25 of the AP Poll an all-time record 927 weeks, has beaten AP No. 1 ranked teams 14 times, has the most 25-win seasons with 38, and has the most consecutive top-three ACC regular season finishes with 37. North Carolina has ended the season ranked in the top 25 of the AP Poll 51 times and in the top 25 of

21411-462: The locker rooms were somewhat cramped by 1990s standards. Several generous gifts resulted in the addition of a new playing field and a brand-new facility for the football team, the Frank H. Kenan Football Center, named for the great-grandson of the stadium's original benefactor. The Kenan Center included a memorabilia section showcasing the football program's history. The most visible addition, however,

21594-540: The longstanding syndicated ACC football and basketball package from Raycom Sports —which helped prove pivotal in basketball becoming a craze in the state. The title game was the only triple overtime final game in championship history, which followed a triple overtime North Carolina defeat of Michigan State 74–70 the previous night. In 1961, the Tar Heels were placed on NCAA probation for a year for violating "provisions prohibiting excessive entertainment" of prospective players and providing "improper financial assistance" to

21777-406: The matchup, which meant over 3,000 had to stand to view the game or peer through fences. While honoring Kenan, approximately 200 students wearing blue and white spelled out "K-E-N-A-N" on the field and said "We thank you" three times as they had nine rahs. John Sprunt Hill presented the stadium to Governor of North Carolina Angus Wilton McLean and the board of trustees in a speech that talked of

21960-513: The men had a record of 169–20 (.894) in just over 20 seasons there. Dean Smith was the Tar Heels' coach for their entire tenure in Carmichael. The Tar Heels won their second NCAA title in 1981–82, while playing at the arena. In their last game at Carmichael, the 1985-86 Tar Heels men's team beat the North Carolina State Wolfpack 90–79 on January 4, 1986. The team moved to the Dean Smith Center two weeks later. After

22143-445: The men's freshman basektball tea squared off against the varsity team . The game had free admission and started at approximately 4PM local time. In an upset, the freshman team led by Rusty Clark and Bill Bunting won 78–74. A rematch was held on the following Wednesday. Nancy Wilson performed the first concert in Carmichael later that evening at 8PM local time, tickets were $ 1 for students and $ 1.50 for general admission. Construction

22326-574: The mid-1920s the stadium, which sat 2,400 was too small for demand. When the school played their annual rivalry game against Virginia in 1925, 16,000 fans stood on the sideline or sat in wooden bleachers which were not "favorably situated" to view the game. The issue was so great for some fans that they refused to attend any more football games in Chapel Hill until the seating issue was resolved. Captain Isaac Edward Emerson , who

22509-462: The mid-1970s. Since its opening, the acoustics had been criticized in Carmichael, while the noise reverberating off the steel beams lining the "dome-like ceiling" was a benefit during home basketball games, it had been negatively received by musicians and concert go-ers. While performing, Stephen Stills commented on the acoustics in Carmichael stating: "It sounds like the inside of a goddamn toilet bowl in [Carmichael]." Concerts also had declined because

22692-418: The middle of August, the grass in the center of the field was reportedly off to a "good start" believed to be due to the soil used and a "vigorous fertilizer." The Washington Douglas fir wooden seats half the width of the concrete steps were next to be installed and Douglas were chosen for their durability. The seats were painted once before being installed and received a second coat after being placed into

22875-434: The most ever for any NCAA Division I men's basketball coach (currently 5th all-time). During his tenure, North Carolina won or shared 17 ACC regular-season titles and won 13 ACC tournaments. They went to the NCAA tournament 27 times–including 23 in a row from 1975 to 1997–appeared in 11 Final Fours and won NCAA tournament titles in 1982 and 1993 . The 1982 national championship team was led by James Worthy, Sam Perkins , and

23058-618: The national semifinal in Mike Krzyzewski 's final game as a head coach. The Tar Heels faced the Kansas Jayhawks in the National Championship game , during which they were unable to capitalize on a double-digit halftime lead and were defeated by a final score of 72–69, finishing the season as National Runner-Up. The team was preseason #1 the following season but never could find much consistency finishing with

23241-451: The national semifinal. In 1968, Carolina appeared in their second consecutive Final Four. On March 23, 1968, they lost to Lew Alcindor and UCLA for the national title. On March 15, 1969, All-American Charlie Scott hit the game-winning jumper at the buzzer to beat Davidson , 87–85, to advance North Carolina to their third consecutive Final Four. On March 27, 1971, Bill Chamberlain scored 34 points as UNC beat Georgia Tech , 84–66, to win

23424-503: The national semifinal. On March 15, 1997, North Carolina beat Colorado, 73–56, in the NCAA tournament second round for Dean Smith's 877th win, breaking Adolph Rupp 's all-time record for coaches. On March 23, 1997, the Tar Heels beat Louisville , 97–74, for another Final Four appearance. Smith would coach his final game, a 66–58 loss to Arizona in the national semifinal, on March 29, 1997. After 36 years as head coach, Smith retired on October 9, 1997. When he retired, Smith's 879 wins were

23607-402: The new annexed Auditorium. On August 16, 1965, a water main that was connected improperly broke and flooded the auditorium with eight inches of water, which delayed the construction until a new floor could be placed. The burst was estimated to cost around $ 14,000 extra to repair. It was hoped that the larger capacity (then estimated to be 10,000) in the auditorium would allow the university to turn

23790-420: The new seats. Carmichael at the time sat 8,200. The renovation costed approximately $ 62,000 and was paid for with the athletic budget. South Carolina Seating Company won the bid for the job. When asked about enlarging Carmichael itself, Coach Smith stated that "We have been exploring that for a long time but we don't know structurally if that can be done or to what extent. It's still in the thought stage." Following

23973-408: The next three seasons were shot off behind the west end zone. The stadium was first expanded in 1963, when Kenan (who died in 1965) donated $ 1 million to double-deck the sideline seats and add permanent bleachers to the end zones, expanding capacity to 48,000. A seating adjustment in 1979 boosted capacity to 50,000. In 1988, the old press box and chancellor's box were replaced by 2,000 seats between

24156-411: The night before distribution before being let in to wait in the seats at Carmichael. Starting with the 1975–76 season , the school decided it would randomly distribute the tickets to the first 3,200 that arrived in order to reduce the chaos by those arriving early to get a better seat. This new system was felt to be improved compared to the first-come, first-served method, but some students still preferred

24339-476: The opening of Carmichael Auditorium would allow for ten home games a season. The new Auditorium's facilities would contain offices for all athletic departments, except for football which would be housed in the then Kenan Fieldhouse, in the east endzone of Kenan Memorial Stadium . A trophy hall will be located in the entrance hallway and housed the trophies of all the athletic programs. Construction began in May 1964 for

24522-508: The parents of players. As a result, they were barred from the 1961 NCAA tournament and also withdrew from the 1961 ACC tournament . Following the season, Chancellor William Aycock forced McGuire to resign. As a replacement, Aycock selected one of McGuire's assistants, Kansas alumnus Dean Smith . On December 2, 1961, Carolina beat Virginia, 80–46, in Dean Smith's first game as head coach. Smith's early teams were not nearly as successful as McGuire's had been. His first team went only 8–9,

24705-416: The previous way. Following a recommendation from Coach Smith, plans were approved in late March or early April 1976 to increase capacity in Carmichael by 900 seats through the removal of 6,617 permanent seats with aluminum back supported bleachers. It was estimated the change from seat to bleacher would give a two-inch reduction per seat leading to roughly 2 more people per row. Students were to receive 450 of

24888-473: The program for six years from 1946 to 1952, but was pushed out in favor of Frank McGuire after two consecutive losing years. The modern era of Tar Heel basketball began in 1952, when Scott was pushed out after two consecutive losing seasons in favor of St. John's head coach Frank McGuire . School officials wanted a big-name coach to counter the rise of North Carolina State under Everett Case . On December 1, 1952, McGuire coached his first game at UNC with

25071-408: The project was also planned. This includes new club-level seats around the perimeter of the stadium, a new suite level above the club seats, a much larger press box, and a brick facade encircling the outside of the stadium. Construction of this phase has not been scheduled, however, due to budgetary constraints. On May 27, 2010, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved

25254-471: The rafters. Of the 51 honored jerseys, eight are retired. In addition to the eight retired jerseys, an additional 43 jerseys are honored . Joel Berry II , Justin Jackson , and RJ Davis most recently qualified to have their jerseys honored. To have his jersey honored, a player must have met one of the following criteria: Kenan Memorial Stadium Former capacity : Kenan Stadium (formerly Kenan Memorial Stadium and commonly known as Kenan )

25437-445: The regular season that included some blowout losses, Davis' Tar Heels turned a corner in the latter part of ACC conference play. With a 70–63 victory against Louisville on February 21, 2022, Davis reached 20 wins in his first season as head coach. The team coupled the renewed energy and intensity with a shock 94–81 upset victory over Duke in Mike Krzyzewski 's final home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Tar Heels earned an 8 seed in

25620-555: The renovation's completion, the former seats were sold to fans. There was some concern that expanding the venue in this manner would impact recruiting, to which Smith dismissed. He added "... two years from now no one will remember what type of seats we had." Issues with limited seating capacity forced the university to consider a new facility starting in the 1970s. The school had started scheduling some home games in Greensboro and Charlotte as they had prior to Carmichael's opening when

25803-410: The rock had been blasted away and in total led to a six-week delay. This delay also led those to believe that seeding would not take place and instead grass would be brought in and planted. Concrete was ready to be poured into the wooden formers on the east side of the project. By mid-June, the seats were being made at a rate of 500 per day which is the amount of seats in one section, the stadium

25986-485: The school for 30 years, the last 25 as Smith's top assistant. During Guthridge's three seasons as head coach, he posted an 80–28 record, making him tied for the then-NCAA record for most wins by a coach after three seasons. The Tar Heels reached the NCAA Final Four twice, in the 1998 tournament and again in the 2000 tournament . North Carolina reached the Final Four in 2000 as an 8-seed, their lowest seeding in

26169-622: The school lacked the funds for installing the cooling equipment. The Auditorium was first opened on October 12, 1965, when it hosted University Day to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the university's founding. In front of a crowd of around 4,000, Chancellor Paul F. Sharp spoke regarding the school's current climate. On Saturday November 6, following the North Carolina – Clemson football game in Kenan Memorial Stadium , Carmichael hosted its first basketball game where

26352-485: The season 6–1. The Tar Heels made it to the second-round of the ACC tournament before losing to Syracuse in what would turn out to be the final ACC tournament game played before the cancellation of the rest of the 2019–20 season due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic . Williams passed Smith's mark of 879 all-time wins in the COVID-shortened season. Heading into the 2020–21 season, expectations were high after

26535-437: The second college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins in its history. The Tar Heels are currently 3rd all-time in wins. The Tar Heels are one of only four Division I men's basketball programs to have achieved 2,000 victories. Kentucky, Kansas, and Duke are the other three. Carolina has played 182 games in the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels have appeared in the NCAA Tournament championship game twelve times, and have been in

26718-526: The second half with UNC leading 66–50. Marshall continued to play by dribbling primarily with his left hand and left the game with two minutes left with UNC leading 85–69. Williams announced the injury at the Creighton post-game press conference. Marshall did not play in UNC's two following games in the NCAA Tournament, a 73–65 overtime win over Ohio in the Sweet 16 and the aforementioned 80–67 loss to Kansas in

26901-435: The spectators' view on midfield. In total the stadium was to be 500 feet in length and the distance from the back of each set of stands to the other was 480 feet. Parking was planned to be hosted on the open athletic fields as the trees surrounding the stadium were to be kept to "preserve the beauty of the woods," which meant fans would get to the stadium on foot. The underbrush was to be cleared to allow for walkways through

27084-507: The stadium in 1961 and 1993, respectively. On October 12, 1961, Kennedy spoke in a fourteen minute speech to a crowd of around 32,000 in Kenan Stadium as he accepted an honorary law degree from the university. President Clinton spoke before a crowd of over 50,000 on Tuesday night October 12, 1993 where he urged the passage of the Brady Bill , while also discussing health care reform and family medical leave, among other topics. Following

27267-713: The stadium was to begin once funds were properly secured. Within the first couple days of the plans announced, two people had pledged $ 5,000 each to the cause and it was thought Emerson would contribute what he offered in 1925. The committee decided to allocate 2,500 seats on either side of the stadium around the 50 yard line to be sold to persons willing to donate $ 100 per seat and receive the seat of choice for 10 years. Three tiers of donation levels were created: donors giving between $ 100 and $ 1000 would be known as "Subscribers", those giving between $ 1,000 and $ 5,000 would be "Donors," and those giving above $ 5,000 would be called "Founders." Any "Founder" would have their name placed on to

27450-497: The stadium. While at North Carolina, Kenan played for the baseball team all four years and the football team for two. Kenan performed research in the summer with Professor Francis Preston Venable where the two, along with other students, discovered calcium carbide 's formula and how to make acetylene gas from it. At the time of donation, Kenan was a chemical and electrical engineer in New York City and president of

27633-469: The steam shovel. Once those were removed, the grading process was to begin. The dynamited earth will be collected and dumped into the lower levels. A brook flowed through the ravine at the time and a concrete culvert was constructed to bypass the stadium. Due to the ongoing construction around the university, a rock crusher was already present around campus was thought to have saved time. The stands made of brick were to be curved slightly in order to center

27816-513: The students were injured. As the excavation stretched into April, it was slowing down. The blasts impact broke nearby university windows at Old East , Swain Hall, and the Campus YMCA and nearby private homes' windows and fine china , who began to protest and reach out to the Teer company. This led to the reduction in the amount of dynamite being used to lower the blast size. By early May,

27999-474: The team was still in Woollen. However, at the time a large fundraising effort for the school was ongoing and efforts would be started following its conclusion in 1979. There were times at Carmichael when the crowd was so loud that a referee would call a foul or a violation and nobody would stop playing. The ref would have to almost tackle the guy with the ball because it was so loud. It was nutty in there, and it

28182-454: The team's home from 1911 to 1923. The team's first coach was Nat Cartmell . Cartmell was charged with illegally playing dice with known gamblers and was fired after the 1913–14 season. He would be replaced by Charles Doak . In the 1914–15 season, UNC joined the SAIAA , and would compete in the conference through the 1920–21 season. The 1917–18 team went 9–3 (7–0 at home) to finish 3rd in

28365-601: The thermostat or the light switch in Carmichael Auditorium." Carolina played their final home game at Carmichael on January 4, 1986, against NC State Wolfpack and won 90–79. Since the team's departure for the Smith Center, the men's basketball has returned to Carmichael on two occasions in 2010 and 2019 , where they played William & Mary as a part of the National Invitation Tournament and won 82–70 and later against Wofford , losing 68–64. In total, Carolina played 191 games in Carmichael and finished with

28548-548: The third-longest such streak in NCAA history, behind UCLA 's streak of 54 consecutive winning seasons from 1948 to 2001, and Syracuse 's streak of 46 seasons. They also finished .500 or better for 39 years in a row from 1962 (Dean Smith's second year) to 2001, the third-longest such streak in NCAA history, behind Kentucky 's streak of 61 consecutive seasons from 1926 to 1988 (the Wildcats were barred from playing in 1952–53 due to NCAA violations) and UCLA's 54-season streak. From

28731-420: The time it was built, it was located on the far southern portion of campus, but expansions over the years have resulted in the stadium now being near the center of campus. Local architect TC Atwood designed the stadium; he would later design Georgia 's Sanford Stadium along lines similar to Kenan. The largest crowd to see a game at Kenan—and the largest to see a game on-campus in the state of North Carolina—was

28914-430: The time, a ravine, was highly thought to be the location of choice. It was believed by building in this location would cheapen the construction costs compared to building it on a level ground. The location is covered with dense woods, so clearing the landing will be the first part. It was believed that there still would be several trees that would be left around the stadium, which would allow for some beautiful sights with

29097-423: The unexpected off-season transfers of David and Travis Wear did not help matters. However, the Tar Heels improved greatly during the conference season, finishing first in the ACC regular season with a 14–2 record. Williams was named Conference Coach of the Year for his efforts of getting his team to work through the adversity to finish strong in the regular season. Also during the season, the term Tar Heel Blue Steel

29280-482: The visit. In July 1962, there was a request to the North Carolina state legislature by the Consolidated University to receive funds to build an addition to Woollen Gym rather than a new $ 6 million coliseum as some had proposed. It was an incredible home-court advantage. Today, in the newer arenas, it takes two or three minutes to walk from the court to the locker room. From our locker room, we opened

29463-460: The west end zone and three sections of the south stands are reserved for students. The student section of the west end zone is popularly known as the "Tar Pit"—a name applied to the entire stadium during the late 1990s. From 2007 to 2010, fireworks were shot from atop Kenan Field House whenever the Tar Heels took the field, as well as after every score and win. They were removed in 2011, but reinstated in 2012 after Larry Fedora 's arrival, and for

29646-514: The year by losing to Iowa State in the final seconds of the Round of 32. The 2014–15 team would improve, finishing the year 4th in the ACC and a Sweet 16 appearance, where they would lose to the Wisconsin . It was also the year that North Carolina would add Joel Berry II and Justin Jackson to the roster, who were both key contributors to the 2017 National Championship squad . In 2015–16 , led by seniors Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson ,

29829-418: Was $ 1.725 million, with the opening of the new facility university accountant Vernan Crook hoped to turn a profit of $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 per home game. The structural steel utilized for the project cost $ 502,000. A lighter blue was used for some of the overhead beams in order to provide good background for the colorful clothes people wear to games. It was reported the dark blue used "expresses the structure." There

30012-406: Was 8,000 new seats in the west end zone, which turned the stadium into a horseshoe . Also added was a "preferred seating box" atop the north stands. Due to state law, only 6,000 of the new end zone seats were available in 1997. Capacity dropped to 48,500 in 1996, but leaped to 57,800 in 1997. The other 2,200 seats were added in 1998, bringing the stadium to a capacity of 60,000, not eclipsed until

30195-526: Was a 24 foot by 40 foot hydraulic stage that was added to meet the requirement of an "auditorium" by the state legislature. In total when completed Carmichael contained 65,112 square feet of space. The bleacher seats were placed along the eastern wall that was shared with Woollen and were foldable in order to allow for the stage to rise. The seats in the venue were wood and plastic with a metal frame. The venue featured four bathrooms and four concession stands . In addition, there were sixteen offices located within

30378-609: Was being built ceiling acoustic panels were declined to be included in construction and if added in 1976 would cost approximately $ 100,000. Some of the notable performers in Carmichael include: Louis Armstrong (1965), The Supremes (in 1965), Jethro Tull (in 1971), Black Sabbath (in 1971), Fleetwood Mac (in 1975), Talking Heads (in 1983), Prince (in 1983), Neil Young (in 1983), The Clash (in 1984), Alanis Morissette (in 1999), J. Cole (in 2012), and 2 Chainz (in 2017). Comedian Eddie Murphy performed in front of an audience of around 8,000 in 1985. in 1987, Carmichael hosted

30561-598: Was broken on the stadium in December 1926 and work completed in August 1927. The stadium hosted its first game on November 12, 1927, when the Tar Heels faced the Davidson Wildcats , where the Tar Heels won 27–0 in front of 9,000 spectators. On November 24, 1927, the stadium was officially opened and dedicated during a game where the Tar Heels hosted the Virginia Cavaliers and won 14–13. The North Carolina football team had been playing in Emerson Field since 1916 and by

30744-491: Was coined, referencing the Tar Heel men's basketball walk-ons. The term was started by one of the players, Stewart Cooper, in hopes that it would be a replacement for "walk-ons" and similar names, and soon enough Roy Williams caught on. North Carolina lost to Duke in the ACC Tournament Final and made a significant run in the NCAA Tournament until they were eliminated in the Elite Eight by Kentucky, finishing with

30927-409: Was considered the top point guard in the class of 2024. The changes in personnel definitely helped as the Tar Heels finished the regular season 25-6 and atop the ACC standings at 17-3 for their 33rd conference title in school history. Along with sweeping their archrivals, Duke Blue Devils Hubert Davis was voted ACC coach of the year while senior RJ Davis was voted ACC player of the year. Dean Smith

31110-522: Was divided into two phases; phase one covering the west end zone and two covering the east end zone. The first phase consisted of adding a fifth floor (for recruiting and media space) along with remodeling the existing offices and team spaces in the Kenan Football Center. Approved on July 23, 2008, by the board of trustees for $ 50 million, Phase I renovations were completed on August for the 2009 Football Season. A third and final phase of

31293-518: Was finished in time for the start of the 1965–66 season , where they defeated the William & Mary Indians 82–68 in front of a crowd of roughly 7,000. However, the seats were not fully installed yet, which led to a maximum capacity of 7,000 with the goal to completely installed by December 11. In a column over the increasing ticket issue, The Daily Tar Heel in January 1976 wrote that the capacity

31476-426: Was growing for students to attend athletic events at the time. In addition, the school desired to schedule larger Southern institutions like Alabama , Georgia , and Tulane , among others. At the time larger schools avoided playing smaller schools since the gate receipts were split between teams. Larger teams would avoid smaller schools since they could not afford the difference in gate receipt revenue. A meeting

31659-530: Was held at Washington Duke Hotel in Durham, North Carolina on Monday May 24, 1926 to start a fundraising drive to raise money for a new stadium that North Carolina was in "dire need" of to host its athletic events. The meeting led to the creation of the Durham Stadium Committee and a sub-committee whose goal was to determine the exact needs for the school and to prepare a report to deliver to

31842-524: Was hot. North Carolina Forward and Center Tommy LaGarde (1973–77) The venue was known for its loud atmosphere and temperature, so much that Maryland Terrapins coach Lefty Driesell and Virginia Cavaliers coach Terry Holland accused Dean Smith of tampering with the thermostat. Smith would often keep Carmichael warm during practice to simulate the stuffy game conditions. Long time assistant coach and future head coach Roy Williams once said "I guarantee you that for $ 1,000, Coach Smith couldn’t have found

32025-515: Was now living in Baltimore, Maryland , offered in late 1925 to give $ 22,000 to improve Emerson Field. The Winston-Salem Journal wrote that the stadium was needed for increasing attendance demand, hosting intramurals, and "the need of the state for a convocation place for large gatherings." At the time the stadium could not seat the entire student body and had the smallest stadium of all regional schools for those with "similar importance." Interest

32208-593: Was so limited, choosing to play in Charlotte or Greensboro instead. By playing at these locations, the school would turn more profit than normal home games at Woollen since student tickets were limited for these games and the venue was larger, allowing more tickets to be sold to the masses. In the team's final season at Woollen, the Tar Heels only played seven true home games. Due the various factors including Woollen Gymnasium 's capacity, basketball practices being interrupted by intramural sports, and limited office space,

32391-410: Was succeeded by one of his players, medical student Monk McDonald , who in turn gave way to Harlan Sanborn . Other early coaches included baseball coaches Charles Doak and James Ashmore and assistant football coach Bill Lange . All told, from 1910 to 1946, no coach stayed in Chapel Hill longer than five years. Carnevale, who led UNC to its first Final Four, left after only two years. Tom Scott ran

32574-464: Was to begin soon after the donation. In honor of Kenan's donation, the school annual Yackety Yack in 1927 was dedicated to Kenan. There will be some, of course, who will say that Mr. Kenan might have given his money for this and that, but no one will argue that, among the things that cannot be obtained through the use of funds appropriated by the Legislature, anything is more badly needed than

32757-435: Was to hold 48 all together. In addition, the excavation was completed and the steam shovel was removed. The progress made by the crews allowed the university to move the completion date up to October 15. Sand and topsoil were brought in over the next few weeks and laid across where the playing field would be. The final stands of the east section were poured on July 9. At this point, it was confirmed there wer plans to erect

32940-472: Was to house at the top of the press box, while the edge of the field would have telephones placed so that reporters can have exact yardage, plays, penalties, and more relayed to them. The south end zone housed the score board, while the east stands housed the Governors Box at te top. On July 27, two tons of fertilizer was spread over the field, with the grass previously sowed, it was estimated

33123-520: Was too small. In 1958, after the university began to reduce the number of true home games, the student newspaper The Daily Tar Heel showed dissatisfaction with that decision and felt a new gym with a larger capacity would be needed to keep drawing strong competition. The article cited how Coach Adolph Rupp and the Kentucky Wildcats played at Duke in front of a less than capacity crowd and would not return because they made little money off

33306-594: Was truly 8,170 despite being reported as 8,800 and that demand was typically double capacity at least since its opening. In the 1975–76 season the auditorium contained 6,617 permanent seats at the time, 3,200 to students (1,503 bleacher seats and 1,697 permanent seats), 2,350 went to the Rams Club (where one must've donated $ 500 in 1975 to get the opportunity to purchase tickets), 2,150 tickets to faculty and staff, and 500 were reserved for press, player's families, Dean Smith's office workers, or given out as complimentary by

33489-434: Was widely known for his idea of "The Carolina Way", in which he challenged his players to "Play hard, play smart, play together". "The Carolina Way" was an idea of excellence in the classroom, as well as on the court. In Coach Smith's book The Carolina Way , former player Scott Williams said, regarding Dean Smith: "Winning was very important at Carolina, and there was much pressure to win, but Coach cared more about our getting

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