Next Level: Carolina Basketball's Future Home

Nearly 40 years after the Smith Center doors first opened for business, it is time for a change. The planning stages for that change – a renewed arena or a completely new version – are in motion and the debate has sparked many conversations in Chapel Hill over the past weeks, months, even years. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Evan Rogers join Tommy Ashley to discuss their three-part series detailing the options, the expense and the discussions around the future of the legendary venue.

Read Part I: Lee Roberts and the Smith Center Outlook
Read Part II: Inside the Arena Study: The Six Options
Read Part III: Inside the Arena Study: Booster & Fan Research

Show Rundown (time stamps are for YouTube version):
0:00 – Stream begins
0:20 – Show begins
1:48 – After 40 years, it is time
4:09 – Series of three articles
5:03 – Financials are steep
6:56 – The six options – two, really
11:42 – Huge survey conducted
14:48 – Why is on-campus so important to some
17:59 – Recent student perspective
20:53 – A lot of money
24:50 – The hospital factor
27:30 – The potential timeline
30:14 – What if renovation is the choice?
32:56 – No matter what, Carolina has to win
35:11 – More on the costs involved
37:57 – Carolina expectations and nostalgia

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Inside Carolina produces an unprecedented lineup of regular programming dedicated to Tar Heel sports, available in both audio and video (live!) formats all within a single channel, featuring the top experts. Here’s the lineup, which is complemented by special roundtables, featured interviews, reaction episodes, and more throughout the year:

* The Day After (football) with Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Schoett & Vipp (football) with Jeff Schoettmer and Taylor Vippolis
* The Game Plan (football) with Greg Barnes, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Noon Dish (football recruiting) with Don Callahan, Tommy Ashley
* Coast to Coast (basketball & recruiting) with Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, Joey Powell
* Shooting it Straight (basketball) with Justin Jackson & John Bauman
* Up in the Rafters (basketball) with Joel Berry & Taylor Vippolis
* The Postgame (basketball) with Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley

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