At Maples Pavilion, Stanford's women's basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer achieved a historic milestone by claiming her 1,203rd career victory, becoming the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history. She surpassed the record previously held by Coach K. The landmark victory was witnessed by Andrew Luck, who praised VanDerveer as 'a titan.' To commemorate her achievement, VanDerveer received a special jacket from Nike, marking each win, and a commemorative 1203 jersey. Her next challenge is on Sunday, where she will seek to further her record. Despite the fanfare, VanDerveer continues her routine of playing bridge with her 96-year-old mother, a testament to her grounded approach to life and coaching.
Terrific @StanfordWBB win today to make Tara the most successful coach of all time! https://t.co/k7vYqyq3FR
Tara VanDerveer received a jacket from Nike with a mark for each game won, 1,203 in total. She also received a commemorative 1203 jersey. #ncaaw https://t.co/5cLNXtnWHv
WOW! What a history-making sports day. It had been 33 years since the Lions had reached the NFC Championship Game or an amateur had won on the PGA Tour, until today. And oh yeah, by the way, Tara VanDerveer got her 1,203rd victory. The most in NCAA basketball history. #sports
With no exaggeration Coach and Stanford have been winning my whole life. Salute. https://t.co/pbvIad9mXV
Love Stanfordโs @CMC_22 ! Fantastic win. https://t.co/dlNFUSIXrY
Amazing coach, amazing leader, amazing person. Congrats Tara!! https://t.co/AJKXNQvL9i
Chasing history! ๐ฒ Tara VanDerveer joins Pac-12 Network after record-tying 1,202 career win. https://t.co/3mQ4KTXhMx
Tara VanDerveer will go for win No. 1,203 Sunday. Before then, sheโll do her best to schedule her daily game of bridge against her 96-year-old mother. @Lindsay_Schnellย on the perspective that has helped Stanford's coach to the top of the NCAA wins list: https://t.co/y6hNLtaTEM
History!!! Outstanding mind boggling impressive accomplishment. In respected elite company with Coach Kโฆ and more wins coming! SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE. One win away from the winningest coach in NCAA historyโฆ CONGRATS TARA! @taras_tweets @StanfordWBB ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐ช๐ฝ๐ช๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐ https://t.co/tKynhXv5jd
Andrew Luck in Maples Pavilion for the Stanford game tonight as Tara VanDerveer is 10 minutes from matching Coach K for the most college basketball wins of all time. "She's a titan," Luck told me at halftime. ๐ธ: @karlmondon https://t.co/bZTpP9ZDI0