“The joy for me was in the journey of each season, seeing a group of young women work hard for each other and form an unbreakable bond,” Tara VanDerveer said. “Winning was a byproduct.” Tara VanDerveer, college basketball ’s all-time coaching wins leader, announced her retirement Tuesday after 38 seasons at the helm of Stanford ’s women’s program.
Including two years as Idaho’s head coach and five years with Ohio State, VanDerveer has amassed 1,216 victories against 271 losses. Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma is just behind with a career record of 1,213-162, while the record for men’s coaches is held by former Duke great Mike Krzyzewski, who retired in 2022 with 1,202 wins and 368 losses.
and an 18-time Pac-12 coach of the year, VanDerveer was also honored as the Big Ten coach of the year twice while with the Buckeyes. She took the Cardinal to 14 Final Fours in 35 trips to the NCAA tournament, and her three titles are surpassed only by Auriemma , legendary former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and LSU’s Kim Mulkey . South Carolina’s Dawn Staley just tied VanDerveer’s mark with a third NCAA championship of her own.
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