VanDerveer glad to stay at Stanford

SAN FRANCISCO — Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer has a new three-year contract extension that takes the Hall of Famer through the 2019-20 season with the Cardinal.

She discussed her new deal — not formally announced by the school and reached in July — over lunch during Pac-12 media day Wednesday.

“I have the greatest life, and I just want to keep enjoying the life I have and sharing it,” the 64-year-old VanDerveer said. “I always meet so many great people at Stanford, whoever it is.”

In February, VanDerveer became just the third Division I coach to reach 1,000 wins, joining the late Pat Summitt as the only women’s coaches in the elite club that also includes Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski.