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Tara VanDerveer Biography
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Tara VanDerveer, only the third Women's Basketball Coach in the history of Stanford University has certainly "worked out"
in the role she was born to play.
Stanford, which started their illustrious women's basketball program with the 1974-75' season, a span of 30 seasons
through the 2003-04' season, has been fortunate enough to have Vanderveer at the helm for 18 of those seasons.
What VanDerveer has accomplished in those 18 seasons at Stanford most coaches will not accomplish in a lifetime. All
she and her incredibly well coached teams have done is produce a 452-117 record, an off the charts (.794) winning
percentage. They have had six perfect seasons at home, not losing a game at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal's have won
11 Pacific-10 Conference titles, 30 or more games five times and 20 or more games 14 times.
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VanDerveer has steered Cardinal basketball fortunes to two NCAA Titles. They have made 15 consecutive NCAA
postseason tournament appearances including five "Final Fours" and seven "Elite Eight" appearances. VanDerveer's
Cardinal teams have an outstanding 37-14 record (.725) winning percentage in "Big Dance" play.
VanDerveer had already made a name for herself before gracing Stanford with her presence. In five seasons at Ohio State
she guided the Buckeye's to national recognition as a women's basketball powerhouse finishing seventh in the national
rankings following the 1984-85' season. During her tenure the Buckeye's had a stellar 110-37 record (.748) winning
percentage and were 55-5 an incredible (.917) winning percentage in the Big Ten.
VanDerveer's Ohio State teams won four Big Ten Championships, had four consecutive 20-win seasons and went to
postseason NCAA Tournaments three times. She was twice named the Big Ten Coach of the Year during her five seasons
at Ohio State.
Success came early to VanDerveer who guided the University of Idaho to a 42-14 record (.750) winning percentage in her
two seasons with the Vandals. She guided the team into the AIAW Tournament (which preceded the NCAA Tournament)
in her second season, before leaving to coach Ohio State.
VanDerveer has enjoyed similar success on the international scene. She coached the USA Olympic Women's Basketball
Team to Olympic Gold in the 1996 summer games in Atlanta. In this teams time together from 1995 and culminating in
the 96' Olympics VanDerveer guided them to a hard to believe 60-0 record. Her USA Basketball teams have compiled an
overall 88-8 record, an unbelievable (.917) winning percentage, won four gold medals and literally toured the world with
stops in South America, England and Russia. She has proven she cancoach and win anywhere.
Certainly, in part, VanDerveer's success has been built on her recruiting talents. VanDerveer has long been considered
one of the countries top notch recruiters. Her recruiting record speaks for itself, she has coached two Naismith Player of
the Year honorees, 10 Kodak First-Team All-Americans, eight Pac-10 Player of the Year winners, 34 First-Team All Pac10 selections and 30 players chosen to play for USA Basketball Teams.
Over her 25 years of coaching women's college basketball VanDerveer has compiled an outstanding 602-168 record (.781)
winning percentage. Put another way in 770 collegiate basketball games her teams have won over 600 of them, an
incredible stat in any sport. Quality, longevity and the fortitude to do things the "right way" are the hallmarks of this
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outstanding coaches career. VanDerveer completed the 2003-04' season holding third place in career winning percentage
among all active Division I women's basketball coaches.
During her career at Stanford VanDerveer has been named National Coach of the Year three times, District Coach of the
Year three times, Pac-10 Coach of the Year six times and Northern California Women's Intercollegiate Coach of the Year
five times.
She has been honored for her work on the international basketball scene, being named the 1996 USA Basketball National
Coach of the Year and was honored as the 1996 USOC Elite Basketball Coach of the Year.
In recognition of her invaluable contributions to women's basketball VanDerveer has been inducted into the Women's
Basketball Hall of Fame, the Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame and the Greater Buffalo Hall of Fame.
A 1975 graduate of Indiana University VanDerveer was a Dean's List scholar three consecutive years, majoring in
sociology. She also held down a starting guard's position on the women's basketball team for the same three years.
VanDerveer was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 1995.
Some of her accomplishments are:
Head coach 25 seasons NCAA Division I women's basketball
Head coach 18 seasons at Stanford
Coached Stanford to a 452-117 record (.794) winning percentage
Coached the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team to six perfect seasons at home
Won 11 Pacific-10 Conference titles
Won 30 or more games five times
Won 20 or more games 14 times
Two NCAA Titles
Coached Stanford to 15 consecutive NCAA postseason tournament appearances
Seven "Elite Eight" appearances
37-14 record (.725) winning percentage in "Big Dance" play
Coached Ohio State to 110-37 record (.748) winning percentage in five seasons
Guided Ohio State to a number seven national ranking following 1984-85' season
Winning record of 55-5 (.917) winning percentage in conference (Big Ten) play
Ohio State teams won four Big Ten Championships
Four consecutive 20-win seasons
Went to postseason NCAA Tournaments three times
Twice named Big Ten Coach of the Year
Guided University of Idaho to 42-14 record (.750) winning percentage in two seasons
Took Vandals to postseason AIAW Tournament (NCAA predecessor)
Coached two Naismith Player of the Year honorees
Coached 10 Kodak First-Team All-Americans
Coached eight Pac-10 Player of the Year winners, 34 First-Team All Pac-10 selections
Coached 30 players chosen to play for USA Basketball Teams
25 year collegiate coaching record of 602-168 (.781) winning percentage
Holds third place in career winning percentage among all active Division I women's basketball coaches
At Stanford been named National Coach of the Year three times
District Coach of the Year three times
Pac-10 Coach of the Year six times
Northern California Women's Intercollegiate Coach of the Year five times
Named 1996 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year
Honored as the 1996 USOC Elite Basketball Coach of the Year
Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted into Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame
Inducted into Greater Buffalo Hall of Fame
Inducted into Indiana University Hall of Fame
1975 graduate of Indiana University
Dean's List scholar three consecutive years
Starting guard on IU women's basketball team
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