The University of Pittsburgh's Oakland Zoo is routinely thought of as one of the top student sections in the country.

And for good reason. They're always there. They're always loud. They're always prepared. And they always make it tough on opponents at the Petersen Events Center.

Well, almost always. There's no doubt the Pitt students let the North Carolina players hear it during Saturday's game between the Panthers and Tar Heels. But before the game? Before the game they were all class as the school held a moment of silence for the late Dean Smith, the legendary UNC coach who passed away a week ago Saturday.

This was Carolina's first game since Smith's death and during the moment of silence, members of the Oakland Zoo held up a banner with one of the coach's most endearing quotes: “You should never be proud of doing what’s right. You should just do what’s right.”

The moment was captured perfectly by North Carolina writer Adam Lucas.

Roy Williams during pregame moment of silence before @UNCbb vs Pitt today. Note Pitt students holding banner with Dean Smith quote. A photo posted by Adam Lucas (@jadamlucas) on Feb 14, 2015 at 9:03am PST

Two more angles:

Very classyove by @OaklandZoo honoring Dean Smith pic.twitter.com/P6V8E3V1su — Will Graves (@WillGravesAP) February 14, 2015

And after the game, the Oakland Zoo met with UNC coach Roy Williams.

We presented Roy Williams with a card signed by the Zoo honoring Dean Smith. Our thoughts are with the UNC community. pic.twitter.com/jRqWydR1p7 — Oakland Zoo (@OaklandZoo) February 14, 2015

A simple but meaningful gesture. And another sign that the Oakland Zoo is one of the very best at what it does.