You know how you can spot a dyed-in-the-wool ACC fan?
You mentioned new Blue Devil Tyrese Proctor and they light up and go: “oh yeah, Dinky’s kid!”
Walter “Dinky” Proctor went to NC State during the Jim Valvano era and, at 6-7, could play point. That was still pretty unusual then. He might have had a stellar career but a knee injury cost him.
He was on NC State’s 1983 championship team before playing overseas and ultimately settling in Australia, where Tyrese was raised.
We’re guessing he has one of the more complete stock of Jimmy V stories too, if anyone thinks to ask him about it.