Dereck Whittenburg, who played under Wootten at DeMatha before starring for North Carolina State and becoming a college coach, spent years making a documentary about Wootten called "The Godfather of Basketball." Controversy. Dereck Whittenburg heaved a last-second desperation shot that was caught short of the rim and dunked by Lorenzo Charles as time expired. The Dereck Whittenburg Foundation has announced it will award its coveted scholarship to seven Shaw University students. Every college basketball fan knows exactly where they were when NC State beat Houston on a game-winning dunk in the 1983 National Championship.

"Outstanding leader, very good communicator," Whittenburg …

He was paired with Sidney Lowe as a backcourt combination and together the pair helped lead DeMatha to a national championship his junior year. Robert Siegel speaks with Dereck Whittenburg about the death of Lorenzo Charles, a member of the NC State Wolfpack who made the 1983 NCAA … His first two seasons did not go well, and at the start of the third, in 1982, expectations were low. The school announced his death on Twitter, writing, The Wootten Family is saddened to share the news that their loving husband and father Morgan … He grabbed Dereck Whittenburg's 30-foot shot and dunked it at the buzzer to give the Wolfpack a 54-52 win over heavy favorite Houston and its second national title, sending coach Jim Valvano spilling onto the court, scrambling for someone to hug in what has become one of the lasting images of the NCAA tournament.

Dereck Whittenburg. Dereck Whittenburg, a member of NC State’s 1983 national championship men’s basketball team, began his role of Associate Athletic Director for Community Relations and Student Support in October 2015.

In Whittenburg's four years at DeMatha, the team DeMatha only lost twelve times. In 1989, accusations of rules violations surfaced in the book Personal Fouls by Peter Golenbock. The Dereck Whittenburg Foundation Scholarship provides assistance to deserving college students whose financial need hinder them from pursuing and completing their college degrees. Charles will forever be remembered as the hero from that … We have been acquainted since his coaching days at Fordham University (2001-2009), when as Head Coach of the Fordham Men’s Basketball team, he led the Rams to their first18-win season since 1991-’92.

Dereck Whittenburg first and foremost is a friend. Ed & Steve welcomed former NC State basketball player and current ESPN analyst Dereck Whittenburg to talk about the 30 for 30 on his famous NC State National Championship winning team. The … His foundation will be awarding scholarships to college students this month at its annual banquet at CAM Raleigh December 4.