Former N.C. State basketball great and Hall of Famer David Thompson was the keynote speaker at the 10th Annual Fathers for Hope campaign breakfast to benefit Domestic Violence Shelter and Services. The breakfast, sponsored by Verizon Wireless, was held at 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at the Madeline Suite on the campus of North Carolina Wilmington.<\/p>\n
Fathers for Hope reflects a growing drive to engage well-meaning men in the cause of domestic violence. The Centers for Disease Control has recognized domestic violence as an epidemic facing women in the U.S.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce you have that platform of being an athlete, I think it\u2019s very important that you take up some worthy causes. This is a problem that exists and that often goes overlooked. To be able to speak at this event, I was all for it. Anytime you\u2019re to do something to help impact kids and families lives, I\u2019m in,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n
Thompson, considered by many as the greatest basketball player in Wolfpack history, was a three-time ACC Player of the Year and two-time AP College Player of the Year. He went on to star in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets <\/a>(1975-82) and Seattle Supersonics (1982-84).<\/p>\n Watch video of David Thompson’s Top 10 plays during his career<\/strong><\/p>\n