Tara VanDerveer calls her nearly four decades at Stanford “nothing short of magical”
Stanford University women’s basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer speaks during a press conference at Stanford University on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. VanDerveer retires as college basketball’s all-time winningest coach. She led the Cardinal to three national titles. STANFORD – Eight television camera operators and a half-dozen photographers jostled for position inside Stanford’s Arrillaga Family Sports Center auditorium on Wednesday afternoon.
“Just walking into Maples for practice and hearing the balls bouncing and the music playing has brought me great joy,” VanDerveer said. “Coaching has never felt like a j-o-b job.” VanDerveer was adamant that the Cardinal’s impending move to the Atlantic Coast Conference after the demise of the Pac-12 had nothing to do with her decision.That was a motivator to want to stay, to play that competition, because I think it’s going to be a great, great league,VanDerveer conceded that the new reality of Name, Image and Likeness endorsements for players and recruiting becoming a “24/7 job” was a factor in her decision to retire.
“It is so thrilling to see the support for women’s basketball,” VanDerveer said. “There’s more people in this room than were at our first game.” “I’ll be excited for him. I never went into it thinking about a record,” VanDerveer said. “He does a great job, and records are meant to be broken.”
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