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Tara Head ShotTara VanDerveer

In a storied 31-year coaching career, Tara VanDerveer has established herself as one of the top coaches in the history of both collegiate and international women's basketball.

Regarded in the profession as one of the most well-respected and dynamic coaches in the country, VanDerveer's enormous contributions to the sport were recognized in April 6, as she earned her third national coach of the year honor, as the Atlanta Tip-Off Club named her the 2011 Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year.


It is the second time that VanDerveer has earned the Naismith honor. She previously collected the award after leading Stanford to its first national title in 1990.


"I am very honored to receive this award from the Atlanta Tip-Off Club," VanDerveer said. "I am very fortunate to get to work with such a talented and dedicated group of coaches and players day in and day out, which is the foundation of our program's success."


The Naismith honor is now the third national coach of the year award that VanDerveer has received this season. She also collected the honors from the WBCA and Associated Press.


VanDerveer also achieved yet another career milestone, April 2, when she was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Hall's Class of 2011.


Another milestone that VanDerveer reached in 2010-11 was becoming just the fifth Division I women's basketball head coach to reach 800 career wins. On Dec. 22, VanDerveer won her 800th career game when the Cardinal defeated San Francisco, 100-45, on The Hilltop. Through the end of the 2010-11 season, she boasts a career record of 826-198 over her 32-year career.


In 2010-11, VanDerveer guided Stanford to the program's fourth consecutive and 10th overall Final Four appearance. For VanDerveer, it is her ninth Final Four team, as she was on sabbatical coaching the U.S. Olympic Team when the Cardinal reached the 1996 Final Four.


The Cardinal finished the season 33-3 overall in 2010-11, recording the fourth consecutive 30-win season for the program. Stanford also went 18-0 in Pac-10 play, capturing the program's 20th Pac-10 regular season title and 11th in a row.


 
Amy Head ShotAmy Tucker

Amy Tucker, who led the Cardinal to the NCAA Final Four as interim head coach in 1995-96, is in her 27th season at Stanford and currentlyserves as the program's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator.

One of the nation's top recruiters and an excellent evaluator of talent, Tucker has been responsible for assembling several top-five recruiting classes during her tenure at Stanford. Among the notable recruits Tucker has helped bring to The Farm are a pair of Wade Trophy Players of the Year in Jennifer Azzi (1990) and Candice Wiggins (2008), two Naismith National Players of the Year in Azzi (1990) and Kate Starbird (1997). Ten of  Tucker's recruits have also gone on to earn WBCA and Associatied Press first-team All American selections.

Overall, Tucker's prowess on the recruiting trial has resulted in Stanford women's basketall players earning not only the aforementioned two Wade Trophies and two Naismith National Player of the Year Awards, but also 19 and State Farm/Kodak/WBCA All-America First Team selections.

During Tucker's tenure, Stanford has won two NCAA titles and reached seven Final Fours. The Cardinal has reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 15 of the last 21 seasons and made 12 Elite Eight appearances over that time, as well.

As a player, Tucker led the Buckeyes to a 72-51 record and twice paced the team in scoring, finishing her career second on Ohio State's all-time scoring list with 1,629 points. Through the end of the 2007-08 campaign, Tucker's career scoring output continues to hold a place in the Ohio State top 10, ranking eighth in Buckeye women's basketball history. She also finished her career atop the school's all-time list for games played with 123, a mark that stood for 14 years and currently ranks fifth in the Ohio State annals. In all, Tucker's name remains in the top 10 of six statistical categories in the Ohio State Women's Basketball record book.

Tucker graduated with her bachelor's degree in social work from Ohio State in 1982. In 1984, she earned a master's degree from Ohio State in sports management and administration.


Kate Head ShotKate Paye

Kate Paye enters her fifth season as a member of the Stanford women's basketball coaching staff.

Since Paye's return to Stanford in 2007-08, the Cardinal has been one of the top teams in the nation, going 137-14 (.907), reaching two national title games and being one of just two programs to reach the Final Four each of the last four seasons. Paye's responsibilities with the program include working with the perimeter players, overseeing the defense, opponent scouting and recruiting.

Under Paye's tutelage, the Cardinal perimeter players have garnered national and conference awards and recognition and established program and personal bests. Two players under Paye's tutelage, Kayla Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen, each earned national and conference recognition and were selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Paye's work with Pedersen contributed to the forward's successful transition from an inside player to a dominant perimeter threat. In 2010-11, Pedersen was named to the All-Pac-10 Team and was an Associated Press All-America honorable mention. In April, Pedersen was selected seventh overall in the WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock.

Pohlen enjoyed a career year in 2010-11, scoring 14.5 points per game and setting a new Stanford single-season record with 96 3-pointers made. She was named to the Associated Press All-America First Team and captured the Pac-10 Player of the Year award. In April 2011, she was picked ninth overall in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever.

Paye played a key role in the development of senior guard Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, who became Stanford's first Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 and was regarded as one of the country's top defensive guards.

Paye, a four-year letterwinner with the Cardinal from 1992-95, spent the past two seasons at San Diego State, leaving the program as Associate Head Coach after helping to guide the Aztecs to the 11th greatest team improvement in NCAA Division I and the biggest turnaround in Mountain West Conference history in the 2006-07 season.

"I am excited to have Kate on board," said VanDerveer. "Kate will be instrumental in the development of our guards and working with that particular group will be her focus. One of her best qualities is the ability to teach, as she has a tremendous understanding of the game. She is very intelligent and upbeat, an excellent recruiter and familiar with Stanford and our program."

"I am so thrilled to return to Stanford and honored that Tara wants me to be a part of this staff," said Paye. "I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to contribute to a program that has meant so much to my life. Stanford is one of the most storied programs in women's basketball and I am excited to return to my alma mater."

A native of Woodside, Calif., Paye was a four-year member of the Stanford women's basketball team that claimed the national championship in 1992 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 1995. A three-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection and two-time team captain, Paye earned her Bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford in 1995. She also graduated with distinction with both her Juris Doctorate and Master's of business administration degrees from Stanford in 2003. Paye worked as a corporate attorney for Palo Alto-based, Cooley Godward LLP, before returning to basketball as a coach.



Trina PTrina Patterson

Trina Patterson begins her first year on the Stanford women's basketball coaching staff in 2011-12.

Patterson most recently served as head coach at University at Albany, SUNY  from 2002-10. She also served two prior head-coaching tenures at University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1999-2000) and the College of William & Mary (1991-99).

"I am grateful and humbled to have the opportunity to coach at such a prestigious university with a rich tradition in women's basketball as Stanford," Patterson said. "Tara is one of the finest coaches in the country and I could not be more excited to work with her, the players and the staff. I will embrace the culture at Stanford which highlights a world-class education with world-class athletics. I look forward to working hard and bringing energy, knowledge and passion."

During her 17-year head coaching career, Patterson guided 18 players to America East and Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference honors, among those a conference rookie of the year, and members of all-conference, all-rookie, all-defensive, all-academic and all-tournament teams.

"We are thrilled to have Trina join our staff here at Stanford, she brings incredible experience and knowledge to the program," VanDerveer said. "We are very excited to work with someone of Trina's experience and integrity. She is an intelligent, authentic and very enthusiastic person, and we are very happy to have her on staff."

Patterson also earned four varsity letters and was a member of four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams under head coach Debbie Ryan at Virginia from 1983-87. During her four years in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers went 95-23, winning 20-plus games each season and capturing three Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season titles. As a team captain during her senior season (1986-87), Patterson helped Virginia post a 26-5 record and reach the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament.

A native of Newport News, Va., Patterson earned a bachelor's degree in rhetoric and communication studies from the University of Virginia in 1987. She completed a master's degree in human resource management from National University in 2002.
Patterson, who enjoys playing the acoustic guitar, is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is married to Carl and the couple has three sons Carl Jr. (CJ), Matthew, and Joshua.

 
Eileen Head ShotEileen Roche-Camp Director

Eileen Roche enters her seventh season as the Assistant Athletic Director of Women’s Basketball Operations and Camp Director for Tara VanDerveer's summer basketball camps. She oversees all aspects of coordination and operation of TVBE Basketball Camps.

During the season Roche focuses on scheduling and securing of contracts,facility scheduling home and away,community service and of course assisitng the coaching staff in day-to-day operations.

Other duties include game day management and the coordination and planning of various team events and special projects related to the Women's program. Roche works closely with other athletic department staffs as well as those in facilities, marketing, media relations and develepment.

Roche is the liaison to the Buck/Cardinal Fast Break Club, Stanford's boosters organization.
She also serves as Assistant Tournament Director for the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Sub Regional's hosted at Stanford.

Prior to her arrival at Stanford, Roche was an event coordinator and championship director for the CIF-Central Coast Section (CCS), High School Athletic Championships, from 1990-2005. She also served as the CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Nor-Cal Volleyball Director 1999-2005.
This is Roche's second stint at Stanford, as she served as an assistant coach from 1982-85 after assistant coaching at Virginia Tech University in 1981-82. Roche was the and Head Women’s Basketball Coach at West Valley Community College in 1985-86.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Roche grew up in Berkeley Heights, N.J. She earned her B.A. in Health Education and Physical Education,with a Coaching Minor and and a K-12 Teaching Credential from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1981. A three-sport athlete, Roche played basketball, field hockey and softball, earning 12 varsity letters as a Bishop. She was inducted into the Ohio Wesleyan University Athletic Hall Fame in 1989.

Roche has been a Bay Area resident for 30 years and is the proud mother of two incredible sons, Conor (23) and Christian (19).