Tara VanDerveer, NCAA’s winningest basketball coach, retires after 45 years

• Longtime Stanford coach retires with record 1,216 victories
• VanDerveer surpassed Krzyzewski for wins mark in January

Tara VanDerveer, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, announced her retirement on Tuesday night after 38 seasons leading the Stanford women's team and 45 years overall.

The 70-year-old VanDerveer surpassed Mike Krzyzewski for the wins record in January. The Hall of Famer departs with 1,216 victories at Idaho, Ohio State and Stanford.