On the eve of the big UNC at NC State basketball game, Jimmy Black, point guard of the 1982 UNC national champions, says that it was most satisfying to turn NC State’s basketball facility into silence.

“This was our biggest game,” said Black during an appearance on the David Glenn radio show today. “NC State had great basketball teams during my tenure.”

He said the thing that stood out for him playing on State’s home court was the foul language. “I’ve never been called so many things,” he said. “They called us everything under the sun.”

Going into the State game every year, he said he thought about three things. “First, you think about the satisfaction you’ll have at the conclusion of the game when there is silence. You want to shut them up,” he said. “Then you want to work hard to execute the game plan and finally you want to have fun.”

He said if the Tar Heels can go into the PNC Arena with those three things in mind the Tar Heels can win.

“It’s going to be a great, great basketball game,” Black said. “NC State is trying to regain their momentum and North Carolina is trying to continue theirs. I think both teams will play well and play hard… and may the best team win.”