Acting
Tara VanDerveer
Born
1953-06-26 (73)
Place of birth
Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
2 titles
Tara Ann VanDerveer (born June 26, 1953) is an American former basketball coach who was the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University from 1985 until her retirement in 2024. VanDerveer is one of only nine NCAA Women's Basketball coaches to win over 900 games, and one of ten NCAA Division I coaches – women's or men's – to win 1,000 games. VanDerveer finished with a 1,216–271 head coaching record.
Known for
NRFrom early pioneers to today’s sellout run, trace the 50-year rise of women’s hoops to coach Dawn Staley and her champion South Carolina Gamecocks.
The Moment
2026
NRA look back at the 2020-21 NCAA basketball season for the Stanford Cardinal women's team. COVID issues in Santa Clara sent the team on the road for nine weeks, featuring six states, 12 flights and an eventual PAC-12 tournament championship. The 31-2, No. 1- ranked Cardinal, led by head coach Tara VanDerveer, went on to win the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament over Arizona.
Stanford Women's Basketball: An Incredible Challenge
2021
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRFrom early pioneers to today’s sellout run, trace the 50-year rise of women’s hoops to coach Dawn Staley and her champion South Carolina Gamecocks.
The Moment
2026
NRA look back at the 2020-21 NCAA basketball season for the Stanford Cardinal women's team. COVID issues in Santa Clara sent the team on the road for nine weeks, featuring six states, 12 flights and an eventual PAC-12 tournament championship. The 31-2, No. 1- ranked Cardinal, led by head coach Tara VanDerveer, went on to win the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament over Arizona.
Stanford Women's Basketball: An Incredible Challenge
2021