Tara VanDerveer

In a storied 30-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 2002, as she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn.

An ambassador for both Stanford University and the sport of college basketball, VanDerveer has enjoyed an unprecedented level of success through an energetic and positive approach to the game. A nine-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, VanDerveer has accumulated an impressive 724-188 (.794) record in her 30 years of collegiate coaching. She enters the 2008-09 campaign with the third-highest career winning percentage among active Division I women's basketball coaches and has won two NCAA Championships and 16 Pac-10 titles. Last year's trip to the NCAA Tournament was the 23rd postseason appearance of her career.

Stanford's 105-47 victory over Washington State on Dec. 28, 2007 gave VanDerveer career win No. 700, making her just the seventh Division I women's basketball coach to reach the prestigious mark.

After 24 years as the head coach of the Stanford women's basketball program, she owns an amazing 572-137 (.807) record. During her tenure on The Farm, she has led the Cardinal to two NCAA Championships, six NCAA Final Four appearances, 16 Pacific-10 Conference titles and 20 trips to the NCAA Tournament.

Most recently, in 2007-08, VanDerveer led the Cardinal back to the Final Four and to the national championship game in Tampa Bay. Under her tutelage, the Cardinal posted a program-record 35 wins, besting the previous high of 34 wins earned by the 1996-97 squad. Besides rolling to a 35-4 record last season, the Cardinal posted a 16-2 mark in Pac-10 play, earning its eighth straight conference title.

VanDerveer's contributions to the sport of women's basketball reach far outside the collegiate world. She became internationally known in 1996 when she guided the United States Olympic Women's Basketball Team to the gold medal in Atlanta. VanDerveer led the National/Olympic team, which included Stanford products Jennifer Azzi and Katy Steding, to an incredible 60-0 record from 1995-1996. Overall, VanDerveer has compiled an 88-8 (.917) record, including four gold medals, in eight head coaching stints with USA Basketball.

Amy Tucker

Amy Tucker, who led the Cardinal to the NCAA Final Four as interim head coach in 1995-96, is in her 25th season at Stanford and currently serves 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), and five 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.

Bobbie Kelsey

Bobbie Kelsey enters her third season as a member of the Stanford women's basketball coaching staff.

Kelsey, a four-year letterwinner with the Cardinal from 1993-96, spent the last three years as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech.

"We are thrilled to have Bobbie as a part of our staff," said VanDerveer. "Bobbie brings tremendous experience to our program and obviously has a great connection with Stanford. She is extremely positive and upbeat, a super motivator and an excellent recruiter. Bobbie is passionate about both basketball and Stanford, and that makes her a fun person to be around."

A native of Decatur, Ga., Kelsey helped the Cardinal to three Final Four appearances in five years and was a member of the 1992 national championship team. Kelsey was a team co-captain in 1995 and 1996, voted the team's most inspirational player in 1992 and 1996, and named the team's most improved player in 1993. She earned her B.A. in communication from Stanford in 1996.

"I am just so excited and honored that Tara wants me to be a part of this staff," said Kelsey. "I love Stanford, so the decision to come back and coach is a no-brainer. I think that being part of a national championship team also brings instant credibility. This is already a tremendous program and I am looking forward to the opportunity."

During her appointment at Virginia Tech, Kelsey helped guide the Hokies to three consecutive postseason appearances, including NCAA Tournament berths in 2005 and 2006.