Stanford’s VanDerveer Poised to Break Krzyzewski Record of Most Wins in College Basketball History

Ms. VanDerveer is on the verge of passing Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski as the winningest college basketball coach of all time.

AP/Tony Avelar
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer smiles as players celebrate her 1,202nd victory as a college coach, against Oregon in an NCAA basketball game Friday. AP/Tony Avelar

Charim Smith was nearing the end of a basketball playing career that had taken her from her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, to Stanford and five years in the Women’s National Basketball Association. It was time to figure out what to do next.

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