SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Standing atop of the podium for eight-consecutive Olympics, the U.S. women’s basketball program boasts one of the most-prolific streaks in the history of sports. That string of dominance all started with the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. On Saturday, the entire team entered the Naismith Hall of Fame. They […]
1996 Women’s Olympic Team
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Excerpt: The Cardinal adapt to life without VanDerveer in 1996
Tara VanDerveer became the first college coach in history to step away from her program for a full year to coach the 1996 U.S. Women’s National team, which would compete in the Atlanta Olympic Games on home soil. VanDerveer also took the job well aware that the U.S. team was a trial run for the […]
