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Tara VanDerveer

American basketball coach · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1953 · age 73

Tara Ann VanDerveer is an American former basketball coach who was the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University from 1985 until her retirement in 2024.

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ClubYearsMatchesGoals
Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball1972-1975
Albany Great Danes women's basketball1971-1972

Awards

Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year2011
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame2002
FIBA Hall of Fame

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Designated the Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball, VanDerveer led the Stanford Cardinal to three NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships, winning in 1990, 1992 and 2021. She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to coach the U.S. women's national team to a gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Country
United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73