Stanford honors Tara VanDerveer by naming court after former coach:- On Sunday, the playing floor at Maples Pavilion at Stanford University was named after Tara VanDerveer, who had been the women’s basketball coach at the university for a significant amount of time.
Stanford honors Tara VanDerveer by naming court after former coach
After that, the Cardinal defeated Gonzaga by a score of 89-58 on Tara VanDerveer Court, bringing their overall record for the season to 3-0.
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A former player for VanDerveer, Kate Paye is now the head coach at Stanford. Prior to taking over, Paye served as an assistant coach for VanDerveer for a total of seventeen seasons.
There are three other former VanDerveer players who are currently working as assistants for Paye. These players are Katy Steding, Erica McCall, and Jeanette Pohlen.
Therefore, there is still a strong sense of VanDerveer’s style with Stanford, which she guided to three national championships. She was the head coach of Stanford till.
With VanDerveer’s name on the court, Paye remarked, “It looks awesome out there,” referring to the court environment. “I believe that our team and our staff were aware that the most appropriate approach for us to commemorate Tara on a day such as today was to perform really well.
“What a fantastic award and an honor that is well merited for Tara, I am very thrilled for her. “She is a legend.” As a legend, she is. Listening to the speaker say, “For the very first time ever.
Welcome to Tara VanDerveer Court at Maples Pavilion,” right before the game began was a truly exciting experience. The very thought of that gave me the chills.
After losing important players from the previous season, notably Cameron Brink, who was selected second overall in the WNBA draft, and Kiki Iriafen, who transfered to the University of Southern California, Stanford began this season without a team ranking.
This might not be the case for a very long time. “We’re a new roster and we’re starting to build and find our identity,” Paye explained to reporters.
After Stanford’s 30-6 record and Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament during the previous season, VanDerveer, who was 71 years old at the time, decided to retire. On Sunday, she was present, along with a number of members of her family, including her mother, Rita, who is 97 years old.
At the conclusion of her career, VanDerveer was the winningest coach in the history of Division I basketball, regardless of whether she was a woman or a man. During her 38 seasons at Stanford, she had a record of 1,216-271, five seasons at Ohio State, and two seasons at Idaho.
As a result of the Huskies’ victory over South Florida by a score of 86-49 on Sunday, Geno Auriemma has now won 1,215 games with the University of Connecticut. During the game between No. 2 Connecticut and No. 15 North Carolina on Friday (ESPN2, 6 p.m. ET), he has the potential to tie VanDerveer.