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Dean E. Smith Center · 3D seat views
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Near-end stand · Front
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APosition A
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BPosition B
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Inside Dean E. Smith Center
Dean E. Smith Center is an indoor arena in Chapel Hill, United States.
The Rams Club and UNC box office charts agree on 76 numbered blocks, including eight A-suffix blocks in the upper stands. Start in the overview to see how the stands are arranged, then choose a viewing position.
- Location
- Chapel Hill, United States
- Reference capacity
- 21,750
- Stand section numbers
- The lower stand uses sections 100–133. The upper stand uses 200–233 plus eight A-suffix corner blocks. The Rams Club plan and the university box-office map agree on those numbers.
- Student standing area
- The student risers sit behind the basket nearest the Carolina bench. The university’s men’s basketball student ticket policy designates the risers as standing room.
- Court and accessible seating
- The men’s team plays on Roy Williams Court. The university documents additional accessible seating at several concourse-level locations in 2019 and 2022.
- Retractable rows in front of sections 116–118
- UNC’s reconfiguration guide describes retracting the front six rows at sections 116–118 to make room for the student standing platform behind the basket.
Explore the stands
Move from the front to the back of the stands to compare the angle and height. Ticket lookup requires a verified map from section, row and seat to viewing position.
A useful comparison to try
Two positions on the same side are about 36 m and 56 m from the center of the floor.
From the venue to the game
Both views share the permanent stands. The basketball view adds the court and baskets. Event seating and capacity can vary.
BASE VENUE
Explore the arena from the stands
Choose a side, then move from the front to the rear of the stands to see the floor and the stands opposite.
Compare positions in the stands
Direction
Look toward the arena floor from a side and from an end.
Distance to the center
Use the center of the floor as a shared distance reference.
Viewing height
Move through the stands on the same side to see how eye height changes the viewing angle.
Compare arena viewpoints
Viewing conditions · 170 cm · Seated · 1×. Both positions use the same settings.
Two directions in the stands
Compare views from a side and an end of the floor.
A · Side stands~36 m to arena center · 5.8 m eye elevationView of the arena floor
B · End stands~43 m to arena center · 5.8 m eye elevationView of the arena floor
Front and rear on the same side
Keep the same direction and compare positions at different heights.
A · Front of the stands~36 m to arena center · 5.8 m eye elevationView of the arena floor
B · Rear of the stands~56 m to arena center · 18.8 m eye elevationView of the arena floor
Base venue questions
How does the base venue relate to basketball?
Both layouts use the same permanent stands. The basketball layout adds the court and baskets to the central floor.
Can I look up my ticketed seat?
3D views are available by stand section.
Where is distance measured to?
Distances run from the selected viewing position to the center of the floor.
YOUR VIEWING SETTINGS
View guide
Compare two positions using the same viewing conditions.
Direction and height
Compare the angle from two sides, then try the same side at a different height.
Eye height
Your height and viewing posture set the camera's eye level.
Distance to the center
Distances are measured from each viewing position to the center of the layout.