Tara Vanderveer, winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, retires after 45 years
Tara VanDerveer, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, announced her retirement Tuesday night after 38 seasons leading the Stanford women's team and 45 years overall.
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![Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, seen above in January, announced her retirement Tuesday night after 45 seasons and 1,216 victories. A basketball coach smiles.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7169176.1712755457!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/vanderveer-tara-041024.jpg)
Tara VanDerveer, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, announced her retirement Tuesday night after 38 seasons leading the Stanford women's team and 45 years overall.