Longtime Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer retires after 38 seasons with the Cardinal WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

Tara VanDerveer is calling it a career.

The longtime Stanford head coach announced on Tuesday night that she was retiring. The Cardinal will now promote assistant coach Kate Pay, who played for VanDerveer herself, to replace her next season. VanDerveer will remain with the Stanford athletic department in an advisory capacity.

VanDerveer spent 45 seasons coaching throughout college basketball, most of which were at Stanford. She’ll end her career with an NCAA record 1,216 wins.

“Basketball is the greatest group project there is and I am so incredibly thankful for every person who has supported me and our teams throughout my coaching career,” said VanDerveer. “I’ve been spoiled to coach the best and brightest at one of the world’s foremost institutions for nearly four decades. Coupled with my time at Ohio State and Idaho, and as head coach of the United States National Team, it has been an unforgettable ride. The joy for me was in the …