Lucas: Gate City Posted Dec 17, 2014 Something happens when the Tar Heels play in the Gate City. The love affair between the city and the team was established sometime during the Dean Smith era, when Carolina made annual stops in Greensboro and treated it almost as a second home. The city was once the permanent home for the ACC Tournament, which guaranteed it would be the setting for some of the season's most heated games. (GoHeels.com)