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Career Achievements
NCAA CAREER
- Named National Coach of the Year on four occasions
- 11-Time Pac-10 Coach of the Year
- One of only five NCAA Division I Head Coaches to reach 800 career wins
- Two National Championships
- Nine Final Four appearances
- 26 NCAA Tournament appearances (23 at Stanford, 3 at Ohio State)
- 22 Conference Championships (19 Pac-10, 3 Big Ten)
- 11-Time Pac-10 Coach of the Year
- 19 All-America Selections
USA BASKETBALL CAREER
- Head Coach of Gold Medal-Winning 1996 U.S. Olympic Team
- Went 60-0 with the U.S. Olympic Team in 1995-96
- Led U.S. to gold medal at 1994 Goodwill Games
- Led U.S. to gold medal at 1991 World University Games
- Overall record of 88-8 as USA Basketball head coach
Year-by-Year with Tara VanDerveer
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
POSTSEASON |
1978-79 |
Idaho |
17-8 |
--- |
| 1979-80 |
Idaho |
25-6 |
AIAW Championships |
| 1980-81 |
Ohio State |
17-15 |
--- |
| 1981-82 |
Ohio State |
20-7 |
NCAA First Round |
| 1982-83 |
Ohio State |
23-5 |
--- |
| 1983-84 |
Ohio State |
22-7 |
NCAA First Round |
| 1984-85 |
Ohio State |
28-3 |
NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1985-86 |
Stanford |
13-15 |
--- |
| 1986-87 |
Stanford |
14-14 |
--- |
| 1987-88 |
Stanford |
27-5 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1988-89 |
Stanford |
28-3 |
NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1989-90 |
Stanford |
32-1 |
NCAA Champions |
| 1990-91 |
Stanford |
26-6 |
NCAA Final Four |
| 1991-92 |
Stanford |
30-3 |
NCAA Champions |
| 1992-93 |
Stanford |
26-6 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1993-94 |
Stanford |
25-6 |
NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1994-95 |
Stanford |
30-3 |
NCAA Final Four |
| 1995-96 |
Stanford |
--- |
U.S. National Team and U.S. Olympic Team head coach |
| 1996-97 |
Stanford |
34-2 |
NCAA Final Four |
| 1997-98 |
Stanford |
21-6 |
NCAA First Round |
| 1998-99 |
Stanford |
18-12 |
NCAA First Round |
| 1999-00 |
Stanford |
21-9 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2000-01 |
Stanford |
19-11 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2001-02 |
Stanford |
32-3 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2002-03 |
Stanford |
27-5 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2003-04 |
Stanford |
27-7 |
NCAA Elite 8 |
| 2004-05 |
Stanford |
32-3 |
NCAA Elite 8 |
| 2005-06 |
Stanford |
26-8 |
NCAA Elite 8 |
| 2006-07 |
Stanford |
29-5 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2007-08 |
Stanford |
35-4 |
NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2008-09 |
Stanford |
33-5 |
NCAA Final Four |
| 2009-10 |
Stanford |
36-2 |
NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2010-11 |
Stanford |
33-3 |
NCAA Final Four |
TOTALS
Career: 826-198 (32 seasons)
at Stanford: 674-147 (25 seasons)
at Ohio State: 110-37 (5 seasons)
at Idaho: 42-14 (2 seasons)
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