Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer named Naismith women’s basketball coach of year

By Mechelle Voepel, ESPN: For the third time in her career, Stanford Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer was named the Naismith women’s college basketball coach of the year. She previous won the award in 1990 and 2011.

VanDerveer, 67, is in her 35th season with the Cardinal, who are in their 14th women’s Final Four and will face South Carolina in the national semifinals on Friday (ESPN, 6 p.m. ET).

Stanford's VanDerveer captures Naismith award

This is Tara VanDerveer's third Naismith women's college basketball coach of the year honor, having also won the award in 1990 and 2011.

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