About Dereck Whittenburg
Dereck Whittenburg is an American basketball coach and former collegiate basketball player who played for North Carolina State University, where he was a member of the 1982–83 team that won the 1983 NCAA National Championship. He is currently employed by the athletic department at his alma mater, with his official title being Associate Athletic Director for Community Relations and Student Support. Whittenburg's cousin was NBA star David Thompson, who had won the national championship while playing for the North Carolina State Wolfpack in 1974. Whittenburg became a star player under Sloan's successor, Jim Valvano, as he was named second team all-Atlantic Coast Conference as a junior and helped the Wolfpack to the 1983 national championship. In 1985, Whittenburg became an assistant coach at NC State under Valvano. Whittenburg's last full season saw Fordham lose 25 out of 28 games, one of the worst records in all of college basketball, and with the team starting out the 2009–10 season with one win in their first five games Whittenburg was fired.
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