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Tara VanDerveer worthy of Indiana legacy

Conseco Fieldhouse stands as a tribute to Indiana basketball, perhaps the finest of all brands. The step aside for the women's Final Four over the next three days in an arena that, despite its modernized layout, has the feel and intimacy of a traditional gymnasium.

We use the term loosely VanDerveer is an upstate New Yorker who has coached Stanford for 25 seasons but the clover necklace imitation van cleef essence of her coaching genius was formulated as a student at in the mid '70s. If she is elected to the on Monday, as expected, Indiana will claim her as one of its own, joining a list that matches any other state's in the country.

Indiana basketball is as a quick, strong legged guard for in the early 1930s. It's (high school) and (Indiana State). It's storming into the nation's consciousness. Esteemed NBA coach is from Indiana, and the state's Hall of Fame includes such mentors as Wooden, , and VanDerveer's personal favorite, . "I think I led the team alhambra style necklace fake in everything, including turnovers. I wanted to go to a school I was excited about."

She got a look at Indiana's women's team at a tournament in 1972, noticing a group of players who had chemistry and an enviable team spirit. She immediately transferred there and became a three year starter at guard, graduating in 1975.

This was before collegiate women's basketball had any type of a national identity, and to say the least, her team was buried under the avalanche of publicity surrounding Knight and such players as Quinn Buckner and Scott May. "We went to the women's Final Four my sophomore year," she said. "We thought that was pretty great, but when we lost in the semifinals, there was a tiny little story in the IU newspaper with the headline, 'Women Lose Again.' "

By her junior year, VanDerveer had become obsessed with the brilliance of Knight's coaching technique. He was a maniac, absolutely, but sharp basketball minds didn't dwell on the tantrums and theatrics. Just as the great became fascinated with Knight's work (with the 1969 Army team), launching a lifetime friendship, VanDerveer viewed Knight strictly as a strategist. She found herself watching his practices daily, without fail, crafting mental notes along the way.

"That was the style I liked," she said. "I was just absorbing it. I knew that someday I wanted to be like that."

Knight, among other things, was all about preparation and there isn't a coach in the country, man or woman, who studies the opposition more intently than VanDerveer. It's no surprise to her that Texas A center is a massive force inside, that guard moves so effectively without the ball, or that the other guard, Sydney Colson, has a knack for acceleration and just blowing past people to the hoop.

"A great backcourt," VanDerveer said. "I've been following them all year long."

VanDerveer recently learned that her coach at Indiana, ("We call her Bumble"), will be in attendance tonight. "I also got an e mail from an old classmate who sent a picture of our team from back then. That's when it hit me, that it's really come full circle, coming back to Indiana like this. It's very exciting copy van cleef fleurette necklace to be back."

There's another team photo to consider, existing only in the mind. Stretch the imagination and there's Wooden, Bird, Knight, the , all the greats of Indiana basketball. Tara VanDerveer doesn't merely belong in that photo. Put her right near the center.

Good news in 3s INDIANAPOLIS Stanford's Tara VanDerveer, Connecticut's and Miami's are co recipients of ' coach of the year award.

It's the first time that an AP honor has been shared in any college sport.

Auriemma has won the award seven times, including three of the past four seasons. It's the first AP honor for VanDerveer and Meier.

"It's hard for me to believe that this is the first one because there's been some unbelievable accomplishments by Stanford and the consistency they've enjoyed over the years," Auriemma said. "If this is her first, this is long overdue."

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