Legendary Coach VanDerveer ‘Just Felt Ready’ for Retirement

Legendary Coach VanDerveer ‘Just Felt Ready’ for Retirement
Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer addresses the Maples Pavilion crowd following her NCAA-record 1,203rd career victory, over Oregon State, in Stanford, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2024. D. Ross Cameron/USA TODAY via Field Level Media
|Updated:
0:00

STANFORD, Calif.—Legendary women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer said Wednesday that her retirement announcement the night before wasn’t the first time she had thought about making that decision.

“Just felt I am ready,” Ms. VanDerveer said during an afternoon news conference at Stanford, citing some changes to the college basketball landscape.