Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer says it's “heartbreaking” and “a nightmare” for the Cardinal to be leaving the Pac-12. Stanford is leaving for the Atlantic Coast Conference after this season, one of 10 schools in the conference that are going elsewhere. VanDerveer has led Stanford since 1985. The Women's Basketball Hall of Famer is the winningest coach in the history of the sport. Fellow Pac-12 coaches say they were motivated to join the conference by the desire to compete with her. They also say
FILE - Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer reacts on the sideline during the second half of the team’s first-round college basketball game against Sacred Heart in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Stanford, Calif., Friday, March 17, 2023. VanDerveer enters her final season coaching in the Pac-12 Conference. The Cardinal will be in the ACC next season.LAS VEGAS — Growing up in the Bay Area, UCLA coach Cori Close received one of the best lessons of her life.
When injuries decimated the Sun Devils’ roster last season, forcing them to forfeit games because they didn’t have enough healthy players, VanDerveer reached out to Adair. “I was so excited for Kamie Etheridge and her team to win the Pac-12 Tournament ,” VanDerveer said. “Obviously, I wanted our team to win it, but when she goes on to the NCAA Tournament, cheering for them and watching them. Same thing with Utah or any team that you’re playing. The relationship that the coaches have is very special.”
“She’s the standard by which the rest of us in the conference and around the nation are judged,” Graves said. “She has done it so well, for so long, set an amazingly high bar for all of us as coaches to coach our teams in a way that is making a life impact.” Graves said he is hoping Oregon and Stanford can keep their rivalry alive with a nonconference clash that could align with the annual ACC-Big 10 Challenge on the men’s side.
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