Arkansas Basketball, 1980s

Arkansas “hosted” the top-ranked Tar Heels at its third home court: the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Like Barton Coliseum, the convention center served as another neutral site for the Hogs between 1978 and 1993. For UNC coach Dean Smith, he just was pleased the convention center wasn’t the vaunted Barn Hill Arena.

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