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Tar Heels Firsts: UNC’s first basketball gym

North Carolina played its first ever basketball game on January 27, 1911, beating Virginia Christian 42-21. The team went 7-4 in their first season, and Bynum Gymnasium became the team’s regular home for more than a decade. It was not a showcase, but over the course of their team in Bynum Gym, UNC had an .803 home winning percentage. (Tar Heel Blog)

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