What is derek wittenberg nc state?

Derek Wittenberg is a former college basketball player for North Carolina State University (NC State) who played from 1979 to 1983. He was a key part of the NC State team that won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1983, famously hitting a game-winning shot in the championship game against the heavily favored Houston Cougars.

After his college career, Wittenberg played professionally in Europe and later became a college basketball coach, with assistant coaching positions at several universities, including his alma mater NC State. He also had head coaching stints at various smaller universities.

Wittenberg is considered a legend in NC State basketball history, often mentioned as one of the key players on the "Cardiac Pack" team that captured the 1983 championship. He was inducted into the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998 and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.