28 ■ THE WOLFPACKER
The Wolfpack's National
Championship Team
Gathers In Raleigh For
A 40th Anniversary Salute
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Among the players saluted during NC State's celebration of the 1983 national championship
season were standouts (left to right) Dereck Whittenburg, Thurl Bailey and Sidney Lowe.
Whittenburg's desperation shot against Houston in the NCAA final came up short, but Lorenzo
Charles grabbed the ball and slammed it through the hoop at the buzzer, giving the Wolfpack
a stunning national title — one that still brings smiles four decades later.
PHOTO BY LARRY BLANKENSHIP
