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Stanford Women's Basketball Coach Tara VanDerveer Announces Retirement After 45 Seasons

Published: 10 April 2024 at 03:12

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Tara VanDerveer, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, has announced her retirement after 45 seasons coaching women's college basketball, including successful stints at Idaho, Ohio State, and Stanford. Assistant coach Kate Paye, a former player under VanDerveer, is set to take over the program. VanDerveer's career highlights include three NCAA titles with Stanford and a record 1,216 wins. She will retire on May 8, her Stanford teams reached the NCAA Final Four 14 times, and she will remain with the Stanford athletic department in an advisory role.

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Tara VanDerveer (Wikipedia)


Tara Ann VanDerveer (born June 26, 1953) is a former American basketball coach who was the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University from 1985 until her retirement in 2024. Designated the Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball, VanDerveer led the Stanford Cardinal to three NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990, 1992 and 2021. She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to serve as the U.S. national team head coach at the 1996 Olympic Games. VanDerveer is the 1990 Naismith National Coach of the Year and a ten-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year. She is also 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 was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. On December 15, 2020, she passed Pat Summitt for most wins in women's college basketball history. On January 21, 2024, she won her 1,203rd game as a head coach, becoming the head coach with the most wins in college basketball history, women’s or men’s.

Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest coach in college basketball history with 1,203 career victories


Tara VanDerveer made history as she became the winningest coach in college basketball history. VanDerveer achieved her 1,203rd career victory when her Stanford Cardinal team defeated Oregon State 65-56. At 70 years old, VanDerveer celebrated the milestone on her team's home court at Maples Pavilion. She is already one of the most accomplished coaches in basketball history, having won three NCAA titles with Stanford and a gold medal as the coach of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team. VanDerveer's career record is now 1,203-267, with 1,051 of those wins coming at Stanford over 38 seasons.

Tara VanDerveer becomes the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history


Tara VanDerveer, the head coach of the Stanford women's basketball team, has surpassed Mike Krzyzewski to become the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history. VanDerveer achieved her 1,203rd career victory after Stanford defeated Oregon State 65-56. She has been coaching at Stanford for 38 seasons and has led the team to three national titles, 14 Final Fours, 25 Pac-12 regular-season titles, and 34 trips to the NCAA tournament. VanDerveer was praised for her impact on the sport and the lives of her players.

Stanford womens coach Tara VanDerveer ties record for most college coaching wins in NCAA history


Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer tied the record for the most college coaching wins in NCAA history, matching former Duke men's coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,202nd victory. Despite losing star post player Cameron Brink to a knee injury, VanDerveer's Cardinal team defeated Oregon 88-63. VanDerveer credited her success to the great teams she has had and the support she receives. She has a chance to become the all-time leader on Sunday when Stanford plays Oregon State.

Heidi VanDerveer (Wikipedia)


Heidi Elizabeth VanDerveer (born February 11, 1964) is a women's basketball collegiate and professional coach. She is currently the women's basketball head coach at UC San Diego.A native of Chautauqua, New York, VanDerveer was a four-year letter-winner in basketball at the College of Charleston, serving as team captain as a senior and graduating with a bachelor's degree in political science and English in 1986. She also has a master's degree in physical education and sports psychology from the University of Tennessee.VanDerveer began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Tennessee under Pat Summitt, where she helped guide the Volunteers to the 1987 NCAA National Championship and the Final Four in 1988. She then served as an assistant at South Carolina for six seasons, before taking the head coaching role at Eastern Washington.VanDerveer made the jump to the WNBA in 1997, joining the staff of the Sacramento Monarchs. She was elevated to head coach in the middle of the season after the firing of Mary Murphy and served in that role the following year. She became an assistant for the Minnesota Lynx in 1999, and took over as head coach after the resignation of Brian Agler in 2002.VanDerveer came back to the college ranks and was the video coordinator at Stanford for one season. She worked as an assistant at San Francisco for the 2004-05 season. She had to briefly serve as the acting head coach at San Francisco after Mary Hile-Nepfel was unable to perform her day-to-day duties due to medical restrictions. She returned to the WNBA in 2006 as an assistant with the Seattle Storm, before serving as the associate head coach at San Diego State for Beth Burns.In 2008, she became the head coach at Occidental College. In her four years at Oxy, she led the Tigers to a SCIAC regular season title every year and won the conference tournament twice. In 2012, VanDerveer was named the head coach of the UC San Diego women's basketball team.She is the younger sister of Tara VanDerveer, the longtime head coach of the Stanford's women's basketball team.

2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team (Wikipedia)


The 2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represents Stanford University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal are led by thirty-eighth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, and play their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.This is the final season of the Pac-12 Conference as they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning on August 1, 2024.

Stanford Cardinal women's basketball (Wikipedia)


The Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represents Stanford University, located in Stanford, California. The school's team currently competes in the Pac-12 Conference and was coached by Tara VanDerveer, the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history. The Cardinal won national championships in 1990, 1992 and 2021, and were runners-up in 2008 and 2010.

Kate Paye (Wikipedia)


Katherine Anne Paye (born March 6, 1974) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She is currently the women's basketball associate head coach at Stanford University.

2020–21 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team (Wikipedia)


The 2020–21 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirty-fifth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. As a result of Santa Clara County, California health orders, the Cardinal were unable to play in Palo Alto for much of their season, moving home games to Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz. They finished the season 31–2, 19–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in first place. They won the Pac-12 women's tournament by defeating UCLA, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Utah Valley and Oklahoma State in the first and second rounds, Missouri State in the Sweet Sixteen, Louisville in the Elite Eight, South Carolina in the Final Four and Arizona in the National Championship Game to win its third NCAA title overall and first since 1992. Haley Jones was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player.

John Calipari to Leave University of Kentucky after 15 Seasons


Hall of Famer John Calipari is departing the University of Kentucky after 15 seasons as the head coach of the college basketball powerhouse, citing the need for a new voice. Calipari led Kentucky to six Final Fours, with a 410-123 record and a national title in 2012. His departure follows a recent upset in the NCAA tournament and discussions of potential coaching opportunities. Calipari, 65, previously coached at Massachusetts, Memphis, and the NBA's New Jersey Nets, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Stanford's Cameron Brink's Emotions Run High in NCAA Tournament Matchup


Stanford senior forward Cameron Brink fouled out in a second-round NCAA Tournament game against Iowa State, ending in overtime with Stanford's victory. Brink, despite some controversy over language used towards a referee, finished with eight points, eight rebounds, and a record-setting five blocks. Her teammate Kiki Iriafen excelled with 41 points, 16 rebounds, and four assists. Brink, opting for the 2024 WNBA Draft, reflected on her time at Stanford, expressing excitement for the future. The game marked Brink's last at Maples Pavilion before the team advanced to the Sweet 16.

Iowa's Caitlin Clark wins Naismith National Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive year


Caitlin Clark, a senior at Iowa, secured the Naismith National Player of the Year Award for the second year in a row with record-breaking scoring statistics, beating out nominees such as JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers, and Cameron Brink. Clark, averaging 32 points, 9 assists, and 7.3 rebounds per game, set single-season and career scoring records. UConn's Bueckers and Stanford's Brink were also recognized for their outstanding performances. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley was named Naismith National Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season, leading the Gamecocks to an undefeated record and the Final Four.

John Calipari Leaves Kentucky, Expected to Coach Arkansas Basketball, With Ties to Tyson Foods Family


Legendary basketball coach John Calipari announces his departure from the University of Kentucky mens basketball program after 15 seasons, exploring coaching opportunities elsewhere. Calipari, known for leading the Wildcats to NCAA success with top NBA draft picks, is reportedly closing in on a five-year contract with the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. His ties to the Tyson Foods family and significant financial commitments from Arkansas donors, including the Tyson and Walton families, are key factors in his potential move. Arkansas aims to boost recruiting efforts with funding for name, image, and likeness initiatives under Calipari's leadership.

Women's College Basketball: Pac-12 Dominance in Conference Tournament


The Pac-12 Conference in women's college basketball is demonstrating dominance with six ranked teams entering the conference tournament, including three in the top 10. Stanford, USC, and UCLA are the top three seeds in the tournament. Stanford, the reigning national champion, secured the Pac-12 regular-season title for the fourth consecutive year. USC and UCLA closed the regular season strongly, with USC winning nine of 10 games and UCLA winning seven of eight. Stanford's Cameron Brink received multiple postseason awards.

Record-breaking viewership for NCAA Womens Basketball Tournament as South Carolina wins third national title


With a record-setting 18.7 million viewers, South Carolina's victory over Iowa in the NCAA Womens Basketball Tournament final marked the most-watched event in tournament history. This game became the second most-watched non-Olympic women's sporting event in US TV history and the most-watched basketball game (including NBA and WNBA) since 2019. The South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley secured her team's third national title, praising Iowa's Caitlin Clark for her impact on women's basketball.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark's final home game draws insane ticket prices


Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Fans hoping to watch Caitlin Clark play one last home game had better be ready to spend some big money. Clark's final home game of her college basketball career is Sunday against Ohio State, and she's just 17 points away from tying Pete Maravich's all-time NCAA basketball scoring record of 3,667 points.

South Carolina, Iowa are 1-2 in women's AP Top 25; No. 3 Southern Cal has best ranking in 38 years


Southern Californias Kayla Williams, left, and Kayla Padilla, second from left, celebrate after defeating Stanford in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule) Southern California center Rayah Marshall (13) grabs a rebound over Stanford forward Cameron Brink (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule) South Carolina celebrates with the trophy and teammates after their win against LSU in an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference womens tournament final Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates as time expires during the overtime win of an NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska in the final of the Big Ten womens tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Minneapolis.

UConn head coach Dan Hurley Leads Team to Victory in NCAA Final Four Championship Game


UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrated with players and fans after their win against Purdue in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game on April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. Hurley hugged guard Stephon Castle and forward Alex Karaban during the game, showing his enthusiasm. He also reacted emotionally during the intense match, greeting fans and expressing his emotions towards the referees. The victory marked a significant achievement for Hurley and the UConn team.

Connecticut Men's Basketball Wins Back-to-Back NCAA Championships


Connecticut's men's basketball team, the Huskies, made history by winning back-to-back NCAA championships, marking their sixth national title since 1999. In the final game against Purdue, the Huskies triumphed 75-60 with standout performances from players like Tristen Newton and a strong team effort. The Boilermakers, led by Zach Edey, finished the season 34-5. UConn's success is credited to a special group of players and coaching staff, with Dan Hurley expressing gratitude for the support and resources provided by the university.

Naismith College Coach of the Year (Wikipedia)


Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987. The award was originally given to the two winning coaches of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament for the first two years of its existence; in 1989, the Naismith Award's governing board decided to give it out via voting process.The men's side has had five multiple winners: John Calipari and Mike Krzyzewski with three each, and Tony Bennett, Mark Few, and Jay Wright with two each.The women's side has also had five multiple winners: Geno Auriemma with eight; Pat Summitt with five; Dawn Staley with four; and Muffet McGraw and Tara VanDerveer with three each.

NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four: South Carolina to Face N.C. State, Iowa to Take on UConn


The NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four matchups will feature No. 1 South Carolina against No. 3 N.C. State and No. 1 Iowa against No. 3 UConn in Cleveland on Friday night. N.C. State stunned the basketball world by defeating No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Stanford to reach the Final Four. Iowa's high-scoring offense led by Caitlin Clark will face a tough challenge against UConn's strong defense led by Paige Bueckers. South Carolina remains the last undefeated team and is considered the best team in the Final Four.

Cameron Brink (Wikipedia)


Cameron Lee Brink (born December 31, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference. Brink attended Mountainside High School and Southridge High School, both in Beaverton, Oregon, where she earned McDonald's All-American honors and was ranked the number three player in her class by ESPN. As a freshman at Stanford, she helped her team win the national championship. In her sophomore season, she was named Pac-12 Co-Player of the Year and led her team to the Final Four. As a junior, Brink was named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year and became Stanford's all-time leader in blocks.Brink has represented the United States at the youth international level. She won gold medals at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup and the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup.

Duke Emerges Victorious Over Ohio State in Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament


Duke defeated Ohio State in a second-round college basketball game of the women's NCAA Tournament on March 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. Players like Reigan Richardson, Cotie McMahon, Oluchi Okananwa, Taylor Thierry, and Jacy Sheldon were actively involved in the game.

UConn Coach Dan Hurley's Fiery Interaction with Purdue's Zach Edey During the National Championship Game


During the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game, UConn's head coach Dan Hurley engaged in heated exchanges with Purdue's Zach Edey, including confrontations on the court and verbal sparring, leading to social media backlash. Despite the tension, UConn secured a 75-60 victory over Purdue for their back-to-back national title. Hurley's emotional reactions, including shoving his own player during the game, drew criticism from fans and highlighted the spirited atmosphere of the match.

UConn Men's Basketball Team Wins Second Consecutive NCAA Championship


The University of Connecticut men's basketball team secured their second consecutive NCAA championship by defeating Purdue University with a score of 75-60, making them the first team since 2006-2007 to achieve back-to-back championships. UConn has now won a total of six championships, winning every time they reached the finals. They outscored their opponents by 140 points in the 2024 tournament and 120 points in the 2023 tournament. The team received congratulatory messages from notable figures like former US President Barack Obama and the New England Patriots.

South Carolina Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Staley's Support for Transgender Athletes Sparks Controversy


South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley expressed clear support for transgender athletes being allowed to compete in women's sports, stating that anyone who considers themselves a woman should be able to play, despite conservative backlash. Her statement came just before the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced a policy banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports starting in 2024. The NCAA, on the other hand, allows transgender athletes to compete under certain guidelines. The issue of transgender athletes in sports has been a hot topic with 24 states passing laws barring transgender women and girls from participating in women's sports.

Texas Rises to No. 3 in Women's Basketball AP Top 25 Poll


Texas climbed to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll, the highest ranking in over a year, following multiple upsets among the top teams. South Carolina remains the unanimous No. 1, securing their third consecutive SEC regular-season championship. Other notable movements include Ohio State at second, Stanford at fourth, Virginia Tech at fifth, LSU at ninth, and UConn at tenth. N.C State dropped to 12th place after losses, with tight competition in the ACC standings.

Live updates: UConn, Purdue face off in 2024 NCAA men’s basketball championship


Rudy Chinchilla Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in womens sports, South Carolina womens basketball coach Dawn Staley said ahead of her teams NCAA Tournament championship game. Staley made the comments during a news conference Saturday when asked by OutKick reporter Dan Zaksheske whether she believes biological males should be included in womens sports. Im on the opinion of if youre a woman you should play, Staley said. If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports, or vice versa, you should be able to play. Read the full story here.

List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions (Wikipedia)


The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament for men's college basketball teams in the United States. It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the NCAA, and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball. The NCAA Tournament has been held annually since 1939, except for 2020, when it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Its field grew from eight teams in the beginning to sixty-five teams by 2001; as of 2011, sixty-eight teams take part in the tournament. Teams can gain invitations by winning a conference championship or receiving an at-large bid from a 10-person committee. The semifinals of the tournament are known as the Final Four and are held in a different city each year, along with the championship game; Indianapolis, the city where the NCAA is based, will host the Final Four every five years until 2040. Each winning university receives a rectangular, gold-plated trophy made of wood.The first NCAA tournament was organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Oregon won the inaugural tournament, defeating Ohio State 46–33 in the first championship game. Before the 1941 tournament, control of the event was given to the NCAA. In the early years of the tournament, it was considered less important than the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), a New York City-based event. Teams were able to compete in both events in the same year, and three of those that did so—Utah in 1944, Kentucky in 1949, and City College of New York (CCNY) in 1950—won the NCAA Tournament. The 1949–50 CCNY team won both tournaments (defeating Bradley in both finals), and is the only college basketball team to accomplish this feat. By the mid-1950s, the NCAA Tournament became the more prestigious of the two events, and in 1971 the NCAA barred universities from playing in other tournaments, such as the NIT, if they were invited to the NCAA Tournament. The 2013 championship won by Louisville was the first men's basketball national title to ever be vacated by the NCAA after the school and its coach at the time, Rick Pitino, were implicated in a 2015 sex scandal involving recruits.The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been the most successful college in the NCAA Tournament, winning 11 national titles. Ten of those championships came during a 12-year stretch from 1964 to 1975. UCLA also holds the record for the most consecutive championships, winning seven in a row from 1967 to 1973. Kentucky has the second-most titles, with eight. North Carolina is third with six championships, while Connecticut, Duke and Indiana follow with five each. Connecticut is the most recent champion, having defeated San Diego State in the final of the 2023 tournament. Among head coaches, John Wooden is the all-time leader with 10 championships; he coached UCLA during their period of success in the 1960s and 1970s. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski is second all-time with five titles.

Caitlin Clark's Record-Breaking Game Draws Over 4 Million Viewers, Becomes NCAA Division I Career Scoring Leader


Caitlin Clark scored 35 points in Iowa's win against Ohio State, becoming the NCAA Division I overall career scoring leader. The game attracted over 4 million television viewers at its peak, making it the most-watched women's regular-season basketball game since 1999. Fox Sports announced that the average viewership was 3.39 million, reaching a high of 4.42 million late in the second half. Celebrities like Travis Scott and basketball legends like Maya Moore attended the game.

1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (Wikipedia)


The 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at The Pit, then officially known as University Arena, on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. A total of 51 games were played.North Carolina State, coached by Jim Valvano, won the national title with a 54–52 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis. The ending of the final game is one of the most famous in college basketball history, with a buzzer-beating dunk by Lorenzo Charles off a desperation shot from 30 feet out by Dereck Whittenburg.Both Charles's dunk and Valvano's running around the court in celebration immediately after the game have been staples of NCAA tournament coverage ever since. North Carolina State's victory has often been considered one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, and is the fourth biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history.Akeem Olajuwon of Houston was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, becoming the last player to date to earn this award while playing for a team that failed to win the national title.

Highlights from the Womens NCAA Tournament Games in Southern California and Stanford


Recent games in the womens NCAA Tournament saw Southern California and UCLA securing victories over Kansas and Creighton respectively, while Stanford also emerged victorious against Iowa State. Player signings, celebrations, and coach reactions added excitement to the matches.

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (Wikipedia)


The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national championship.The tournament was preceded by the AIAW women's basketball tournament, which was organized by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) from 1972 to 1982. Basketball was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same 12 (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA prevailed, while the AIAW disbanded.As of 2022, the tournament follows the same format and selection process as its men's counterpart, with 32 automatic bids awarded to the champions of the Division I conferences, and 36 "at-large bids" extended by the NCAA Selection Committee, which are placed into four regional divisions and seeded from 1 to 16. The four lowest-seeded automatic bids, and the four lowest-seeded at-large bids, compete in the First Four games to advance to the 64-team bracket in the first round. The national semi-finals, branded as the Women's Final Four, are traditionally scheduled on the same weekend as the men's Final Four, but in a different host city. Presently, the Women's Final Four uses a Friday/Sunday scheduling, with its games occurring one day prior to the men's Final Four and championship, respectively.Attendance and interest in the women's championship have grown over the years, especially from 2003 to 2016, when the final championship game was moved to the Tuesday following the Monday men's championship game. The tournament is often overshadowed by the more-prominent men's tournament; after a gender equality review following the 2021 tournament, the NCAA expanded it to the current 68-team format of the men's tournament, and extended the "March Madness" branding to the tournament as well. Still, the tournament receives a smaller amount of funding from broadcast rights (which are held by ESPN, and are pooled with those of other NCAA Division I championships besides golf and men's basketball) and sponsorship (which are sold by CBS and Turner Sports) than the men's tournament.With 11 national titles, the UConn Huskies hold the record for the most NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships, which included four straight championships from 2013 through 2016. The team had also made the semi-finals for 14 consecutive tournaments.

Vanderveer (Wikipedia)


Vanderveer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Abraham Vanderveer (1781–1839), American politicianDylan Vanderveer (born 1997), American Division 1 College Golfer and Winner of the 2018 Mt. View City ChampionshipElizabeth Donner Vanderveer (born 1876, death unknown), professional name of screenwriter Beta BreuilEllinor Vanderveer (1886–1976), American actressGeorge Vanderveer (1875–1942), American labor lawyerHeidi VanDerveer (born 1964), American women's basketball coachJohn Rutgert Vanderveer (1821–1898), American physicianTara VanDerveer (born 1953), American women's basketball player and coach

NCAA Women's Basketball Final Game Outdraws Men's for the First Time in History


The NCAA women's basketball final game between South Carolina and Iowa had a record-breaking viewership of over 18.9 million, surpassing the men's final between UConn and Purdue by 4 million viewers. South Carolina beat Iowa 87-75, denying Iowa its chance at a first national title. UConn won the men's final 75-60, securing their sixth national title. Both championship games saw an increase in viewership from the previous year. The women's final was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, while the men's final was shown on TBS, TNT, and TruTV.

Ohio State Buckeyes (Wikipedia)


The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio. The athletic programs are named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tree, the Ohio buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports. The Ohio State women's ice hockey team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The school colors are scarlet and gray. The university's mascot is Brutus Buckeye. "THE" is the official trademark of the Ohio State University merchandise. Led by its gridiron program, the Buckeyes have the largest overall sports endowment of any campus in North America.Ohio State is one of only seven universities to have won an NCAA national championship in baseball and men's basketball, and be recognized as a national champion in football. Ohio State has also won national championships in women's ice hockey, men's swimming & diving, men's outdoor track & field, men's volleyball, men's golf, men's gymnastics, men's fencing, women's rowing, co-ed fencing, co-ed and women's pistol, synchronized swimming, and wrestling. Since the inception of the Athletic Director's Cup, Ohio State has finished in the top 25 each year, including top 6 finishes in three of the last five years. During the 2005–06 school year Ohio State became the first Big Ten team to win conference championships in football, men's basketball and women's basketball in the same season. This feat repeated in the 2006–07 season, which also included a February 25, 2007 men's basketball game which saw the Buckeyes defeat the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten's first basketball game between the number one and number two ranked squads in the nation.A few of the many outstanding sports figures who were student athletes at Ohio State include Jesse Owens, "The Buckeye Bullet" (track and field), John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas, and Katie Smith (basketball), Frank Howard (baseball), Jack Nicklaus (golf), Archie Griffin (football running back, the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner), and Chic Harley (three-time All-American football running back). Hall of Fame coaches at Ohio State have included Paul Brown and Woody Hayes (football), Fred Taylor (men's basketball). Notable sports figures in Ohio State history may be inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame.

North Carolina State men's and women's basketball teams reach Elite Eight in NCAA tournament


North Carolina State men's basketball team, led by guard DJ Horne, upset No 2 Marquette to advance to the program's first Elite Eight since 1986. The women's basketball team also secured a spot in the Elite Eight after defeating No 2 Stanford. Both teams will face the winners of upcoming games to progress further in the tournament.

Duke Forward Mark Mitchell Enters Transfer Portal After Two Seasons with Blue Devils


Duke forward Mark Mitchell has decided to enter the transfer portal after playing two seasons with the Blue Devils, following their loss in the NCAA tournament. Mitchell, a former five-star recruit, averaged 11.6 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game in the 2023-24 season. Duke, despite Mitchell's departure, is favored by some sportsbooks to win the 2025 NCAA title with a strong recruiting class incoming. Coach Jon Scheyer is adding highly ranked players to the roster, including Cooper Flagg, Isaiah Evans, and Kon Knueppel.

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