Originally Posted by
JasonEvans
Q: Who scored the first points in Dean Dome history?
A: Mark Alarie
Q: Have Duke and UNC ever met in the post-season?
A: Yes, in the 1971 NIT tournament, UNC won
Q: Have Duke and UNC ever played 4 times in a season?
A: Yes, in both 1978-79 and 1979-80 they met in the Big Four, twice in the regular season, and in the ACC Tourney.
-Jason "more to come..." Evans
Of course you are right, Jason, about the first bucket at the Dean Dome. But here is the blurb at goheels.com:
"Dedicated in September 1986 as the Dean Edwards Smith Center, the 300,000-square-foot structure stands on seven and one-half acres on the University's south campus. Over 20,000 cubic yards of rock were removed to make room for the 340-foot-wide, 380-foot-long and 140-foot-high building. The first game featured No. 1 Carolina beating No. 3 Duke, 95-92, in a battle of unbeatens on Jan. 18, 1986. The first basket was scored by Carolina center Warren Martin off a pass from Kenny Smith. Since that first game, the Smith Center has been the site of many memorable moments in Tar Heel history." Make that Tar Heel Revisionist History!!
http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.d...CLID=205720085
look under the heading "facilities", then DES Center.
Whattaya expect, they lie like it's the truth over there in Chapel Hill.
My trivia questions:
(Q)What Duke player will always be associated with roses?
(A)Gene Banks, who gave them out to some of the crowd in 1981, before his last regular season home game against UNC.
(Q)Who hit the basket in 1981 that sent the UNC game to overtime, and who inbounded the ball to him?
(A)Gene Banks made the buzzer-beating shot, which was inbounded to him by Kenny Dennard when there was only one second remaining in regulation. Duke won in overtime.
Man, if your Mom made you wear that color when you were a baby, and you're still wearing it, it's time to grow up!