 Whittenburg in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate athletic director |
| Team | NC State |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 2, 1960 Glenarden, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1983 | NC State |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | NC State (assistant) |
| 1986–1987 | George Mason (assistant) |
| 1987–1988 | Long Beach State (assistant) |
| 1988–1991 | NC State (assistant) |
| 1991–1993 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 1993–1994 | West Virginia (assistant) |
| 1994–1999 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| 1999–2003 | Wagner |
| 2003–2009 | Fordham |
| 2013–2015 | NC State (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2015–present | NC State (associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 135–162 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) 0–1 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Dereck Whittenburg (born October 2, 1960)[1] 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 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.