F E A T U R E S T O R Y or the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team, the Dean Smith Center isn’t just an arena where games are played – the venue and its locker rooms are an important motivator for players and an invalu- able tool for impressing potential recruits. Since it was 15 years since the locker rooms were last updated, the elite team decided it was time for an upgrade that matched its reputation as a breeding ground for many of the sport’s top athletes, including NBA legend Michael Jordan. The goal of the $5-million locker room renovation was not only to modernize the space, but also to rival those found in top NCAA programs, serving as a point of pride for the athletes as one of the best off-the-court spaces in college basketball. In addition to expected upgrades to showers and toilets, the extensive renovation also included spaces or the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team, the Dean Smith F The Dean Smith Center wows with locker room renovation Array of LATICRETE products installed by NTCA Five Star Contractor Neuse Tile Service expedites complex project 32 TileLetter | March 2017