Derek Waugh was born on October 13,1971 and came to Dalton State in 2012 as athletic director to start up the school's first four-year intercollegiate athletic program.
12 Facts About Derek Waugh
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Derek Waugh spent most of his time at Stetson as the head men's basketball coach, where he took over the program in 2000 at the age of 29, which made him the youngest division I head coach in the country, and finished his career second in program history in all-time wins in 2011.
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Derek Waugh attended law school at Wake Forest and completed his undergraduate degree at Furman University, where he was a first team all-conference basketball player and a GTE Division I Academic All-American in 1993.
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Derek Waugh was awarded Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 1990.
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Derek Waugh helped lead the Furman program to its only Southern Conference Championship in the past 34 years in 1991.
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Derek Waugh was named GTE Division 1 Academic All-American and named First Team All-Southern Conference in 1993.
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Derek Waugh graduated Furman as one of only four players to score 1,400 points and grab 800 rebounds in his career.
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Derek Waugh started his career as an attorney at the Atlanta firm of Schreeder, Wheeler and Flint.
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Derek Waugh made between $65,000 and $70,000 right out of college.
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Derek Waugh worked at this firm for a year and a half.
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In 2012, Derek Waugh was invited to become the athletic director at Dalton State College.
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Derek Waugh is responsible for starting DSC's first four-year intercollegiate athletic program.