Jan. 28, 2008
Location
First Floor, Ernie Williamson Athletics Center 450 Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill NC 27514
Dedicated
Friday, January 18, 2008
Cost of admission
Free
Parking
Across the street in the metered spaces of the Williamson Lot during weekday business hours with overflow to Rams Head Deck if the metered spaces are full. Parking in the Williamson Lot on weekends unless other events have the lot reserved.
Museum Committee
Jerod Haase (basketball), Steve Kirschner and Matt Bowers (athletic communications), Adam Lucas (Tar Heel Monthly), Matt Terrell (Rams Club), Freddie Kiger, Jones Angell (Tar Heel Sports Network)
Building and Museum Contractors
Clancy and Theys, Raleigh (Ernie Williamson Athletics Center construction)
Corley, Redfoot and Zack, Chapel Hill (Ernie Williamson Athletics Center design)
Gallagher and Associates, Bethesda, Md. (museum design)
1220, Nashville, Tenn. (museum fabrication and installation)
Cortina Productions, McLean, Va. (audio/video production)
Multi-Media Solutions, Nashville, Tenn. (technical installation)
Duvall Design, Inc., West Rockport, Maine (fabrics)
Cost
$3.4 million (museum)
Size
8,000 square feet
Notes
Features more than 450 artifacts representing the history of Carolina Basketball
Nearly 40 cases of memorabilia, trophies, uniforms, rings, balls, books, shoes, warm-ups, etc...
NBA Draft board
Displays showing the evolution of the Tar Heel uniforms, Coach Dean Smith's innovations and contributions to the game of basketball
Videos
Six-minute gameday threater presentation
History and heritage of Carolina Basketball (narrated by Jim Nantz of CBS Sports)
Phil Ford, Michael Jordan, Dean Smith, Roy Williams and the Carolina Family (narrated by UNC graduate and award-winning actor Billy Crudup)
Five national championships
Game action highlights
Tower video
Interactives
30 greatest plays, greatest moments in Carolina Basketball history
17 Final Four appearances (narrated by UNC graduate and Hall of Fame Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman)
17 ACC championships (narrated by Marty Brennaman)
Database featuring bios, photos and statistics of every Tar Heel player, team and season
