Though Tara VanDerveer is averse to the limelight, she beamed with pride, having passed Mike Krzyzewski for the most NCAA wins ever for a basketball coach — a record she never chased outright but represents her life’s work. Illuminated posters that read: “Only Her” surrounded the stage. Yet as VanDerveer will remind anyone, it has never been just her.
“Basketball was invented as, always has been and always will be, a team sport,” VanDerveer said after Stanford’s 65-56 win over Oregon State, the record-breaking 1,203rd of her career. “It is never about one person. This is not about me.”
When the 70-year-old was growing up in western Massachusetts, there were no girls’ teams to play on. Five decades later, the pioneer has won more college basketball games than any man or woman, eclipsing Krzyzewski and helping revolutionize women’s basketball.
Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer is congratulated by Stanford Cardinal’s Cameron Brink (22) and Stanford Cardinal’s Hannah Jump (33) following Stanfords’ 65-56 win over Oregon State Beavers to become the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history at 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) A player kisses a button with a picture of Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer after VanDerveer become the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history at 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer poses for a picture with her team after becoming the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history with 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) A fan holds a sign after Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer became the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history at 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer speaks to the crowd after becoming the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history at 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Cardinal’s Kiki Iriafen (44) takes a selfie with Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer and teammates after VanDerveer became the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history with 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer, far right, is congratulated by Chiney Ogwumike, far left, and Condoleezza Rice following Stanfords’ 65-56 win over Oregon State Beavers to become the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history at 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Provost Jenny Martinez and Stanford director of Athletics Bernard Muir present Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer a jersey after she became the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history with 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer, left, gets a hug from Ros Gold-Onwude before being interviewed after becoming the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history with 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer is congratulated by Stanford Cardinal’s Elena Bosgana (20) following Stanfords’ 65-56 win over Oregon State Beavers to become the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history at 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer is congratulated by Stanford Cardinal’s Kiki Iriafen (44) following Stanfords’ 65-56 win over Oregon State Beavers to become the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history at 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer is congratulated by Jennifer Azzi following Stanfords’ 65-56 win over Oregon State Beavers to become the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history at 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Past and present Stanford Cardinal players are photographed with head coach Tara VanDerveer after she became the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history with 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Past and present Stanford Cardinal players are photographed with head coach Tara VanDerveer after she became the winningest NCAA basketball coach in history with 1,203 wins at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Stanford beat the Oregon State Beavers 65-56. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
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