Stanford women’s basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer, the winningest coach in NCAA history, announced her retirement Tuesday after 38 seasons with the team.
Stanford University women’s basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer, center, is congratulated by her players including Hannah Jump, left, and Kiki Iriafen, right, during a press conference at Stanford University on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. VanDerveer retires as college basketball’s all-time winningest coach. She led the Cardinal to three national titles.
But even though Stanford has longtime assistant Kate Paye ready to take over, and an advisory position in the athletic department lined up for VanDerveer, the legendary coach still wrestled with her decision to step away from the only career she’d known. Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer poses for a picture with her team after becoming the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history with 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56.
A fan shows off their Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer bobblehead at halftime between the Cardinal and Arizona Wildcats at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer celebrates her 1,000th coaching victory at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. VanDerveer becomes the third Division 1 basketball coach to win 1,000 games.
Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer yells at a referee during their game against the Michigan Wolverines in the first half for their second round game in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament at Maples Pavilion at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Stanford’s head coach Tara VanDerveer celebrates after cutting down the net after their 55-53 win against Xavier for their Regional final for the 2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif. on Monday, March 29, 2010.
Stanford’s head coach Tara VanDerveer watches her team play against University of Arizona in the first half for Game 5 of the Pac-10 Women’s Basketball Tournament at HP Pavilion on Saturday, March 4, 2006.
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