Dean Smith, Rick Robey and the moment UNC and Kentucky became real rivals
Posted Dec 13, 2014
It came in the 1977 NCAA Tournament. There were 22 seconds left in the NCAA East Regional championship game when Dean Smith charged all the way down the basketball floor of the University of Maryland's Cole Field House. The North Carolina coach had watched Kentucky power forward Rick Robey knock down Carolina guard John Kuester with a forearm.
(Lexington Herald-Leader)
Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting
Derek Dixon Shows Flashes Of Potential In First Tar Heel StartDerek Dixon‘s approach to his first career start was no different than any other game this season. Perhaps that’s why he acquitted himself well when...
Tue Jan 20, 2026Video: IC Podcast - Roy Williams Goes Public on Smith Center Debate. Does It Matter?
Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss the latest on the Smith Center debate and how Roy Williams' public message impacts the decision...
Tue Jan 20, 2026
Three things to watch as UNC Basketball hosts Notre Dame Wednesday
After a horrible, no good, very bad week out west, UNC Basketball returns to the Smith Center on Wednesday to host a Notre Dame squad...
Tue Jan 20, 2026
Video: Checking In With Hubert Davis - Jan. 20, 2026
North Carolina head men's basketball coach Hubert Davis joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas in the Carolina Insider podcast studio to discuss the Tar Heels'...
Tue Jan 20, 2026