For 42 years Dereck Whittenburg has worn his NC State basketball national championship ring when he, Jimmy V and the Wolfpack beat Houston in 83. While Dereck hasn't been a player for quite some ...

Then NC State won 54-52, Lorenzo Charles dunking a Dereck Whittenburg airball as time expired. There’s no comparison, of course, between Valvano running all over the place looking for someone to ...

With four seconds left, Dereck Whittenburg’s 30-foot shot fell short. Lorenzo Charles grabbed the miss and dunked with one second left, sending North Carolina State to a 54-52 win in one of the ...

It’s a building that has storied history, including legendary coaches Jim Valvano and Kay Yow, while NC State stars David Thompson and Dereck Whittenburg used to race up and down the court.

The 1983 team should’ve done it, if not for Dereck Whittenburg’s heave, Lorenzo Charles’ dunk and Jim Valvano’s mad dash. The Coogs returned to the national championship game the next year ...

The NC State ending is legend, the Dereck Whittenburg heave catching nothing but air before Lorenzo Charles put it back in. The Houston-Duke outcome a little more choppy, with Roberts going to the ...

It's time for the National Championship Game Monday, and if you're fortunate to still be alive in the 2025 Men's Basketball Tournament Survivor Pool, good luck with your final pick. I was unofficially ...