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Jimmy Black
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Black played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament all four years at University of North Carolina. As the playmaker on the 1981-1982 championship team, he was responsible for directing the ball to players such as fellow classman James Worthy, Sam Perkins and freshman swingman Michael Jordan. Black had a close relationship with coach Dean Smith. Black"s mother died during his sophomore season at University of North Carolina. 1981-1982 season
Prior to the 1982 tournament, Black called a special team meeting, a sort of pep rally, to pump up the team, doting on Dean Smith"s 0-6 record in the Final Four.
During the tournament, Black was named to the East Regional All-Star Team with averages of 11.3 points on 88% shooting from the field to go with 6.7 assists in three games.
In the national semifinal, Black guarded the University of Houston"s Rob Williams so well that he did not score a field goal (0–8). In the national championship game, Black had 4 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and a steal in 38 minutes, including the pass to Michael Jordan for the game-winning shot.
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Black was the 59th pick in the 1982 National Basketball Association Draft, but he did not play in the National Basketball Association. After his playing days, Black worked as a graduate assistant at University of North Carolina in the 1983-1984 season, and then as an assistant coach at several colleges: Saint Joseph"s, South Carolina and Notre Dame. Black was replaced at Notre Dame in 1995 by Parker Laketa.
In 1995, Black was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge for purportedly striking his fiancée on the leg on December 13, 1994.
This followed previous incidents, including an October 1994 police report in which Black"s fiancée was treated at a hospital for a black eye and other injuries.
