Dereck Whittenburg
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Associate Athletic Director |
| Team | NC State |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 2, 1960 Glenarden, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1983 | NC State |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | NC State (asst.) |
| 1986–1987 | George Mason (asst.) |
| 1987–1988 | Long Beach State (asst.) |
| 1988–1991 | NC State (asst.) |
| 1991–1993 | Colorado (asst.) |
| 1993–1994 | West Virginia (asst.) |
| 1994–1999 | Georgia Tech (asst.) |
| 1999–2003 | Wagner |
| 2003–2009 | Fordham |
| 2013–2015 | NC State (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 135-162 (.454) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NEC Season & Tournament Champions (2003) | |
| Awards | |
| NEC Coach of the Year (2003) | |
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. 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 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. He also served as head coach at Wagner College and Fordham University.
Whittenburg was a member of the North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball team that won the 1983 NCAA national title. Whittenburg's off target shot/pass was grabbed by Lorenzo Charles for the game-winning dunk to defeat the University of Houston's Phi Slama Jama team. Whittenburg and Sidney Lowe were the two starting guards for NC State; they played high school basketball together at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Whittenburg was a high school All-America for Morgan Wootten at DeMatha. He was an N.C. State regular from 1980 to 1983 under Jim Valvano where he was named second team all-Atlantic Coast Conference as a junior and helped the Wolfpack to the 1983 national championship. He was a third-round draft choice for the Phoenix Suns (51st overall) in the 1983 NBA Draft.
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