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UNC Names Athletic Media Center to Honor Woody Durham

The University of North Carolina Department of Athletics and the Rams Club are proud to announce the media and communications center adjacent to the Dean E. Smith Center will formally be named the Woody Durham Media and Communications Center.

The Durham family, led by Woody's wife, Jean, and sons, Wes and Taylor, will be recognized at halftime of Wednesday's (Feb. 16) men's basketball game against Pittsburgh.

"This recognition for Woody has been so emotional for me," says Jean Durham. "It's totally unexpected, but I am so grateful. I greatly appreciate the family that made the gift to honor Woody's memory.