Renovations to Carmichael Auditorium aren’t fully complete, but the women’s basketball team has already played and won four games in the updated venue.
A full dedication will take place Feb. 28, during the team’s game against Duke.
More than $21 million in renovations include a new scoreboard and video boards, an updated sound system and new women’s basketball locker rooms.
Two additions to Carmichael will house office suites for Olympic sports and women’s basketball programs.
Dana Leeson, UNC’s construction supervisor, said the least expected part of the renovations was having to redo the brick of the entire exterior of the building. The construction team was unable to find bricks matching the color and texture of the original exterior.
But that wasn’t the only issue.
“When we took the brick facade off, we found the underlying concrete block needed to be replaced,” Leeson said.
The contract for the construction totaled $21.7 million, he added. That number doesn’t reflect additional costs for furniture and other furnishings in the new offices.
Carmichael has previously been the site of NCAA women’s basketball tournament games, a U.S. Olympic Festival volleyball competition and dozens of camps and high school championships.
