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Tara VanDerveer - 10 things to know with detail

• Tara VanDerveer is a highly successful women's basketball coach, known for her long tenure at Stanford University.
• She was born on June 26, 1953 in Melrose, Massachusetts.
• VanDerveer attended Indiana University, where she played collegiate basketball and graduated in 1975.
• She began her coaching career as an assistant at Ohio State University before becoming the head coach at the University of Idaho in 1978.
• VanDerveer's most notable coaching achievement came at Stanford, where she has been the head coach since 1985. Under her leadership, Stanford has become a perennial powerhouse in women's college basketball.
• She has led Stanford to two NCAA National Championships (1990, 1992) and 21 Pac-12 Conference Championships.
• VanDerveer has been named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year 10 times and has been inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
• In addition to her success at the collegiate level, VanDerveer has also coached the United States women's national basketball team to a gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
• She is known for her innovative coaching style, emphasis on fundamentals, and ability to develop players both on and off the court.
• VanDerveer is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in the history of women's basketball and has had a lasting impact on the sport through her mentorship of players and coaches alike.