[81alum]

All you 'veterans' of this message board probably already know about this, but nevertheless impressed to see this post on the Cal WBB site.

Cal Receives Tara VanDerveer Fund - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)

Thanks, stopandpop, I had missed that. 

I was aware of Tara's initiative and money in setting up this program.  She has talked about the decline in women coaches in WBB and this was her effort to reverse that trend and in other sports too.  I presume that after she set up the awards that they are given out independent of Tara's personal involvement, but what a great program and worthy cause.  And of course if Tara was actually involved in selecting the recipients of the award, then it would not surprise me one bit that she might help out Cal.  She has done so before with recruiting, and there are many coaching stories where Tara helps out other programs than her own, just because she wants to grow the game and is unselfish with her time and influence.

[81alum]

All you 'veterans' of this message board probably already know about this, but nevertheless impressed to see this post on the Cal WBB site.

Cal Receives Tara VanDerveer Fund - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)

Thanks, stopandpop, I had missed that. 

I was aware of Tara's initiative and money in setting up this program.  She has talked about the decline in women coaches in WBB and this was her effort to reverse that trend and in other sports too.  I presume that after she set up the awards that they are given out independent of Tara's personal involvement, but what a great program and worthy cause.  And of course if Tara was actually involved in selecting the recipients of the award, then it would not surprise me one bit that she might help out Cal.  She has done so before with recruiting, and there are many coaching stories where Tara helps out other programs than her own, just because she wants to grow the game and is unselfish with her time and influence.