Tara VanDerveer is now the winningest coach in college basketball history

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer smiles as players celebrate her 1,202nd victory as a college coach, against Oregon in an NCAA basketball game Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in Stanford, Calif.

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Tara VanDerveer, Stanford’s women’s coach, has set an all-time record for most coaching wins in the history of college basketball — men’s or women’s.

VanDerveer got her 1,203rd victory on Sunday in a game Stanford hosted against Oregon State at Maples Pavilion — passing former Duke men’s coach Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski.

Celebrations had already begun on Friday, when the 70-year-old coach — now in her 38th season at Stanford and 45th overall — tied the most-wins record. It took Coach K 47 seasons to hit the mark.