Dean E Smith Center ( University of North Carolina) [Plastic Seats]

Blanks are shredded bits of the plastic stadium seats mixed with complementary team-colored resin.

Available Sizes:

• Pen Blanks: Minimum 3/4" x 3/4" square
• Bottle Stopper and Ring Blanks: 1-1/2" round
• Full Pen Blocks: 6" x 5" and a minimum of 7/8" thick
• Knife Scale Pair: 2@ 5" x 1-1/2" x 3/8" minimum

All blanks include one Certificate of Authenticity (COA) per blank—a 4" x 6" card stock with foil-embossed seal, protected in a hard-shell plastic sleeve. Full Pen Blocks come with 10 COAs.

Most blanks are cut to order for freshness. Pen Blocks require a 2-3 week turnaround.

Dean E. Smith Center: Tar Heels' Carolina Court of Hoops Heritage

Dean E. Smith Center, affectionately dubbed "The Dean Dome," looms large on the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus—a blue-blooded bastion of ACC basketball supremacy since its grand unveiling. Conceived in the early 1980s to accommodate Dean Smith's rising dynasty amid sold-out Carmichael Auditorium crushes, the $34.9 million marvel broke ground in January 1984 and soared open on January 18, 1986, with the Tar Heels edging Duke 75-73 in a classic rivalry thriller before 21,000-plus fans—heralding a new era of Tar Heel dominance and instantly etching Chapel Hill into hoops hallowed ground, named for the legendary coach who amassed 879 wins and two national titles.

Boasting a thunderous 21,750 capacity on polished hardwood (standard 94x50-foot NCAA court), the Dean Dome brews bone-chilling intimacy where "Go Heels" echoes like artillery under its soaring 120-foot arched roof—fostering fast-break frenzy with premium sightlines and those iconic blue rafters. Expansions echoed: 1986's initial 24,000 swell (later trimmed for acoustics), 1990s' luxury suites and club seating, 2003's $10 million concourse upgrades, 2015's $3.5 million videoboard vault, and 2020s' tech tweaks like LED lighting and app integrations—blending classic Carolina charm with cutting-edge court craft, all fueled by private booster bonds.

Fortress for the UNC Tar Heels men's basketball since tip-off, the Dean Dome has cradled six national championships (1982 pre-dome echoes in 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2022), 20 ACC titles, and Final Four feasts including 1993's home-hosted run and 2017's title tilt amid 1,200+ home wins and sellout streaks since 1986. Stars like Michael Jordan's freshman flair (1982), Hansbrough's record points (2009), and Paige's buzzer-beater (2016) pulse with Duke derbies, bracket-busting upsets, and "Carolina First" chants. Beyond b-ball, it hosts women's hoops, volleyball, and concerts, etching Chapel Hill's heel-stomping soul into lore. As Tar Heels chase more banners, Dean E. Smith Center endures as a blue testament to tenacity, triumphs, and timeless hardwood hustle in college hoops' heartland.