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Stanford legend Tara VanDerveer, the NCAA's winningest basketball coach, is retiring. Negotiations are underway for Kate Paye to replace her.
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Longtime Stanford coach retires with record 1,216 victoriesVanDerveer surpassed Krzyzewski for wins mark in JanuaryTara VanDerveer, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, announced her retirement on Tuesday night after 38 seasons leading the Stanford women’s team and 45 years overall.The 70-year-old VanDerveer surpassed Mike Krzyzewski for the wins record in January. The Hall of Famer departs with 1,216 victories at Idaho, Ohio State and Stanford. Continue reading
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Tara VanDerveer, the NCAA's winningest basketball coach with 1,216 victories, is retiring, Stanford announced Tuesday evening.
With final Nielsen reporting completed, Sunday’s epic title bout between No. 1 women’s seeds Iowa and South Carolina scored 18.9 million viewers, becoming the most-viewed women’s college basketball game ever and ESPN platforms’ most-viewed college basketball game (men’s or women’s) on record. The showdown peaked at 24.1 million viewers in the game’s final 15 minutes as South Carolina stormed to their second NCAA trophy in three years.
Tara VanDerveer lent her time and energy to a young Dawn Staley behind the scenes years before the South Carolina coach started winning championships or delivering an improbable undefeated season.
Tara VanDerveer, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, has announced her retirement after 38 seasons leading the Stanford women's team and 45 overall.