VanDerveer has more career wins to her name than 341 of the country’s 349 Division I programs. Stanford women's basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer became just the third D-I basketball coach to reach the milestone of 1,000 career wins on Friday. To think, it all began with an ultimatum. Tara VanDerveer wins 900th game at Stanford in 33 seasons Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer won her 900th game in 33 seasons at Stanford as her sixth … VanDerveer has led her Stanford teams to two NCAA Championships (1990, 1992), 12 NCAA Final Four appearances, 22 Pac-12 regular-season titles, 12 Pac-12 Tournament crowns … Tara VanDerveer earned her 1,000th college basketball victory Feb. 3, 2017, Stanford defeating USC 58-42. Tara VanderVeer, head coach of the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team, has become one of only three coaches in college basketball history to reach 1,000 career victories. Tara VanDerveer could join four luminaries of women’s basketball tonight with her 800th coaching victory when third-ranked Stanford plays at DePaul. Only Pat Summitt (1,089) and Mike Krzyzewski (1,060) have more victories.

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, center, is doused with confetti by her players including Briana Roberson, left, and Erica McCall, second from right, after her 1,000th career win, in an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California on Friday, Feb. … Long before she reached the brink of 1,000 wins, poised to cement her place in college basketball lore, Tara VanDerveer turned down Stanford.

At the final buzzer, VanDerveer glanced around nervously, fearing the Gatorade shower. With Stanford's win Friday, Tara VanDerveer became just the third coach in NCAA D-I hoops history to win 1,000 games.