As Greensboro Coliseum turns 60, here are 60 tidbits you might not know about it
Posted Nov 18, 2019
Legendary Tar Heel coach Dean Smith won his first Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament title when the tournament came to Greenboro for the first time, March 9-11, 1967. UNC beat Duke 82-73 to win the first Greensboro Tournament. Basketball superstar Michael Jordan led the Tar Heels to a 72-65 win over Georgia Tech on Jan. 29, 1983.
(Greensboro News & Record)
Related: Other News
SMU Football signs former MLB player, UNC commit Jordyn AdamsJordyn Adams spent eight years pursuing one sports dream. Now, he's returning to another. The former 5-star football recruit and first-round MLB Draft pick has...
Tue Jun 2, 2026Georgia Tech falls, Kentucky walked off, St. John's prevails in final day of baseball regionals
A day after the No. 1 national seed in UCLA was eliminated from the NCAA tournament on a walk-off single in extra innings, No. 2...
Tue Jun 2, 2026
College teams that won -- or lost -- at the NBA draft withdrawal deadline
Tyler Tanner keeps Vanderbilt in the national conversation. Among the final group of players to make stay-or-go decisions, Tanner was arguably the biggest needle-mover for...
Tue Jun 2, 2026
College football spring meetings: Buzz from the SEC and Big Ten
There has been no shortage of ideas and conversations around the future of the College Football Playoff in the past few weeks as each of...
Mon Jun 1, 2026