Associate Athletic Director for Community Relations and Student Support, Vice President for Translational Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management. NEW YORK, (May 15, 2003) Fordham University announced today that Dereck Whittenburg, who led Wagner College to the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance last season, is the new head coach of its men’s basketball program. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. View The Dereck Whittenburg Foundation’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. In Whittenburg's four years at DeMatha, the team DeMatha only lost twelve times. ✪ NC State: Throwback with the Pack Alumni Game 2014. Once he and Lowe graduated from DeMatha in 1979, both players signed with the Wolfpack. Whittenburg, a Washington, D.C., native is best known for being a starting guard on the N.C. State team that recorded one of the most remarkable upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament when it won the 1983 national championship by defeating a heavily favored Houston team that featured superstars Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon. In 1988, he returned to North Carolina State, where he spent three years under then head coach, the late Jimmy Valvano. Whittenburg can also be heard on ESPN Radio. Whittenburg then followed his head coach from George Mason, Joe Harrington, to Long Beach State, but only stayed there a year before returning to Valvano's staff at his alma mater. The Dereck Whittenburg has 1 job listed on their profile. 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After Valvano's forced resignation in 1990, Whittenburg remained at NC State for one more year before rejoining Harrington at Colorado.       Division regular season champion Whittenburg began his coaching career in 1985 as a graduate assistant for North Carolina State. Prior to that, he coached four seasons at Wagner (1999-2003), earning two postseason bids and NEC Coach of the Year honors in 2003. Whittenburg has also been an assistant coach on several teams including North Carolina State, for whom he served three separate stints under head coaches Jim Valvano, Les Robinson, and Mark Gottfried. Whittenburg emerged about a year later, as an ESPN College Basketball Analyst, who is also presently a Basketball Scout for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. That's it. Whittenburg spent seven seasons as head coach at Fordham University and has held coaching positions at Wagner College, NCSU, George Mason University, Long Beach State, University of Colorado, West Virginia University and Georgia Tech.       Conference tournament champion. He sought to emulate his cousin and play for Norm Sloan at NC State, where he thought he would win a national championship. Dereck Whittenburg’s record, first as an assistant coach, and more recently as head coach at Wagner College, demonstrates that he is the kind of coach who can achieve athletic success on the hardwood while maintaining academic integrity, said the Rev. Whittenburg, who graduated from N.C. State in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, is currently ranked 22nd on N.C. State’s all-time scoring list and second on the Wolfpack’s career three-point shooting list. [4], Whittenburg was an executive producer for "Survive and Advance", a 30 for 30 documentary detailing NC State's 1983 title run. His work includes the program Buzzer Beater and select games appearing on ESPNU. With time running out, Whittenburg launched a 40-foot desperation shot that was caught by teammate Lorenzo Charles, who slammed it home for the game-winning basket. In 1986, he became a full-time assistant coach at George Mason, before moving into the same position at Long Beach State a year later. As Wagner’s head coach from 1999 to 2003, he led the Seahawks to a 67-50 record. He joined ESPN, Inc. in 2010. N.C. State Director of Player Development Dereck Whittenburg jokes with Desmond Lee, right, and Cat Barber as the Wolfpack get ready to practice at … Whittenburg's cousin was NBA star David Thompson, who had won the national championship while playing for the North Carolina State Wolfpack in 1974. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. After a year there he moved on to George Mason University.       Division regular season and conference tournament champion He also sits on the board of the Staten Island CYO. In 1985, Whittenburg became an assistant coach at NC State under Valvano. Copyright © 2020 the V Foundation for Cancer Research. He struggled as the Rams' head coach, only posting one winning season in six full seasons there. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? Wagner has fired basketball coach Mike Deane after seven seasons in Staten Island, and a source tells ZagsBlog that they will replace him with Dereck Whittenburg, who coached the Seahawks to … Dereck Whittenburg was a member of the North Carolina State Wolfpack men’s basketball team from 1980 – 1983 under Head Coach Jim Valvano. He returned east in 1993 to join Gale Catlett's West Virginia squad for a year, then returned to the ACC with Bobby Cremins and Georgia Tech. Also included in Whittenburg’s basketball resume is that he was the head coach at Wagner College (1999-2003), while leading the Seahawks to the Northeast Conference Title in 2003. “I look forward to building the type of program that everyone in the Fordham basketball family can be proud of.” A community leader, Whittenburg is an active member of the V Foundation, established by Valvano to raise money to fight cancer, and sits on its board of directors. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Yesterday, Whittenburg signed a multi-year contract to lead the Fordham Rams in the highly competitive Atlantic 10 Conference. “My own interview with Dereck earlier this week has confirmed that expectation.” Whittenburg, 42, brings to Fordham 18 years of college coaching experience, including five seasons at Georgia Tech under former head coach Bobby Cremins. 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. [2], After five years at Georgia Tech, Whittenburg got a chance to become a head coach when he was hired by Wagner in 1999. Dereck Whittenburg (born October 2, 1960) is a former collegiate basketball player who played for North Carolina State University, where he was a member of the 1982-83 team that won the NCAA national championship. [5] He was also an executive producer for "The Gospel According to Mac", a 30 for 30 documentary about Colorado football coach Bill McCartney. Wagner Seahawks men's basketball head coaches, Fordham Rams men's basketball head coaches, NC State Wolfpack men's basketball 1982–83 NCAA champions, Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year, "Fordham fires coach Whittenburg after 1–4 start", "Whittenburg Promoted to Associate AD Position", "MBB All-Time Records (PDF) – Wagner College Athletics". Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., University president. Dereck Whittenburg’s record, first as an assistant coach, and more recently as head coach at Wagner College, demonstrates that he is the kind of coach who can achieve athletic success on the hardwood while maintaining academic integrity, said the Rev. His work includes the program Buzzer Beater and select games appearing on ESPNU. Dereck Whittenburg joined NC State University (NCSU) as the Director of Player Development in 2013. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. We have created a browser extension. Dedrick Dye was the starting point guard, co-captain and a First-Team All-Northeast Conference (NEC) performer for the 2002-03 Seahawks. He was promoted in October 2015 to Associate Athletic Director for Community Relations and Student Support, a new position within NC State’s athletics department. He was a third-round draft choice for the Phoenix Suns (51st overall) in the 1983 NBA Draft. 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 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. Whittenburg […] Fordham is committed to building a winning program and we are confident that Coach Whittenburg can help us achieve this goal. Under head coach Dereck Whittenburg, the 2002-2003 NEC champions remain the only men's basketball team in Wagner history to win the NEC Tournament Championship and earn an NCAA Tournament bid. Dereck Whittenburg (born October 2, 1960)[1] is a former collegiate basketball player who played for North Carolina State University, where he was a member of the 1982–83 team that won the NCAA national championship. On October 23, 2015, NC State announced that Whittenburg had accepted the position of Associate Athletic Director for Community Relations and Student Support, and would no longer be serving as an assistant coach, effective immediately. Whittenburg can also be heard on ESPN Radio. After a successful career at NCSU, the Phoenix Suns drafted him in the 1983 NBA Draft. Whittenburg spent seven seasons as the head coach at Fordham. “After meeting with Father O’Hare and getting to know the Fordham Basketball family, I realized that this is a great opportunity,” said Whittenburg. Whittenburg was a starting guard on Jim Valvano’s 1983 NCAA Basketball Championship team at NCSU. Whittenburg is married to the former Jackie Williams of Raleigh, N.C. “Dereck Whittenburg is a proven winner, both as a player and as a coach,” said Fordham’s Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Frank McLaughlin.

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