Tobacco Road By jhorowitz22 Jan 1, 1907 Duke starts playing basketball Period: Jan 1, 1907 to Feb 29, 2016 Tobacco Road Jan 1, 1920 first UNC Duke Game Mar 3, 1924 UNC's first national title Mar 3, 1930 Eddie Cameron comes to Duke Mar 3, 1938 New Tempo Mar 3, 1957 McGuire Miracle Mar 3, 1961 Art Heyman comes to Duke Mar 3, 1961 Dean Smith becomes UNCs head coach Mar 3, 1968 Charlie Scott comes to UNC Mar 3, 1980 Coach K comes to Duke Mar 3, 1982 MJ, Worthy, Perkins win Dean Smith first national championship Mar 3, 1986 Coach K's first final four Mar 3, 1992 Christain Laettner's shot Mar 3, 1997 Dean Smith retires Mar 3, 2005 UNC wins national championship Mar 3, 2009 UNC wins national championship