Stanford Cardinal women's basketball

The Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represents Stanford University, located in Stanford, California. The school's team currently competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Cardinal are led by first-year head coach Kate Paye, who previously served as the associate head coach under Tara VanDerveer, the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history before her retirement in 2024. The Cardinal won national championships in 1990, 1992 and 2021, and were runners-up in 2008 and 2010.

Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
UniversityStanford University
First season1974–75
Athletic directorBernard Muir
Head coachKate Paye (1st season)
ConferencePac-12 Conference
(ACC in 2024)
LocationStanford, California
ArenaMaples Pavilion
(Capacity: 7,233)
NicknameCardinal
Student sectionThe Red Zone
ColorsCardinal and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament champions
1990, 1992, 2021
NCAA tournament runner-up
2008, 2010
NCAA tournament Final Four
1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
NCAA tournament round of 32
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season champions
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Season-by-season results edit

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Gay Coburn (NCIAC) (1974–1976)
1974–75Gay Coburn8–3
1975–76Gay Coburn10–7
Coburn:18–10
Dotty McCrea (NCIAC/NCAC/WCAA) (1976–1985)
1976–77Dotty McCrea8–11
1977–78Dotty McCrea17–12AIAW Regional
1978–79Dotty McCrea20–67–54AIAW Regional
1979–80Dotty McCrea17–147–5T–3rdAIAW Regional
1980–81Dotty McCrea15–165–75
1981–82Dotty McCrea19–89–32NCAA first round
1982–83Dotty McCrea19–165–95
1983–84Dotty McCrea5–231–13T–7th
1984–85Dotty McCrea9–192–127th
MacCrea:129–125
Tara VanDerveer (Pac-West/Pac-10) (1985–1995)
1985–86Tara VanDerveer13–151–75th
1986–87Tara VanDerveer14–148–10T–6th
1987–88Tara VanDerveer27–514–43rdNCAA Sweet 16
1988–89Tara VanDerveer28–318–01stNCAA Elite 8
1989–90Tara VanDerveer32–117–1T–1stNCAA Champions
1990–91Tara VanDerveer26–616–21stNCAA Final Four
1991–92Tara VanDerveer30–315–31stNCAA Champions
1992–93Tara VanDerveer26–615–31stNCAA Sweet 16
1993–94Tara VanDerveer25–615–32ndNCAA Elite 8
1994–95Tara VanDerveer30–317–11stNCAA Final Four
VanDerveer (1st stint):251–62
Amy Tucker/Marianne Stanley (Pac–10) (1995–1996)
1995–96Amy Tucker/Marianne Stanley29–318–01stNCAA Final Four
Tucker/Stanley:29–3
Tara VanDerveer (Pac-10/Pac-12) (1996–2024)
1996–97Tara VanDerveer34–218–01stNCAA Final Four
1997–98Tara VanDerveer21–617–11stNCAA 1st round
1998–99Tara VanDerveer18–1214–43rdNCAA 1st round
1999–2000Tara VanDerveer21–913–5T–2ndNCAA 2nd round
2000–01Tara VanDerveer19–1112–6T–1stNCAA 2nd round
2001–02Tara VanDerveer32–318–01stNCAA Sweet 16
2002–03Tara VanDerveer27–515–31stNCAA 2nd round
2003–04Tara VanDerveer27–714–4T–1stNCAA Elite 8
2004–05Tara VanDerveer32–317–11stNCAA Elite 8
2005–06Tara VanDerveer26–815–31stNCAA Elite 8
2006–07Tara VanDerveer29–517–11stNCAA 2nd round
2007–08Tara VanDerveer35–416–21stNCAA Runner–up
2008–09Tara VanDerveer33–517–11stNCAA Final Four
2009–10Tara VanDerveer36–218–01stNCAA Runner–up
2010–11Tara VanDerveer33–318–01stNCAA Final Four
2011–12Tara VanDerveer35–218–01stNCAA Final Four
2012–13Tara VanDerveer33–317–11stNCAA Sweet 16
2013–14Tara VanDerveer33–417–11stNCAA Final Four
2014–15Tara VanDerveer26–1013–53rdNCAA Sweet 16
2015–16Tara VanDerveer27–814–4T–3rdNCAA Elite 8
2016–17Tara VanDerveer32–615–32ndNCAA Final Four
2017–18Tara VanDerveer24–1114–32ndNCAA Sweet 16
2018–19Tara VanDerveer31–515–32ndNCAA Elite 8
2019–20Tara VanDerveer27–614–4T-2ndPostseason canceled due to Coronavirus pandemic
2020–21Tara VanDerveer31–219–21stNCAA Champions
2021–22Tara VanDerveer32–416–01stNCAA Final Four
2022–23Tara VanDerveer29–615–3T–1stNCAA Second Round
2023–24Tara VanDerveer30–613–31stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
VanDerveer (2nd stint):805–157
VanDerveer (Total):1,057–219
Kate Paye (ACC) (2024–present)
2024–25Kate Paye0–00–0
Paye (Total):0–0
Total:1,233–357

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion


NCAA tournament results edit

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1982#7First Round#2 MarylandL 48−82
1988#5Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#4 Montana
#1 Texas
W 74−72 (OT)
L 58−79
1989#2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#7 Illinois State
#3 Iowa
#1 Louisiana Tech
W 105−77
W 98−74
L 75–85
1990#1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#9 Hawaii
#5 Ole Miss
#7 Arkansas
#2 Virginia
#2 Auburn
W 106−76
W 78−65
W 114–87
W 75–66
W 88–81
1991#2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#7 Cal State Fullerton
#3 Washington
#1 Georgia
#1 Tennessee
W 91−67
W 73−47
W 75–67
L 60–68
1992#1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#9 UC Santa Barbara
#4 Texas Tech
#3 USC
#1 Virginia
#4 Western Kentucky
W 82−73
W 75−63
W 82–62
W 66–65
W 78–62
1993#1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#8 Georgia
#4 Colorado
W 93−60
L 67−80
1994#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Wisconsin–Green Bay
#7 Montana
#3 Colorado
#1 Purdue
W 81−56
W 66−62
W 78–62
L 65–82
1995#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#15 UC Irvine
#10 SMU
#3 North Carolina
#4 Purdue
#1 Connecticut
W 88−55
W 95−73
W 81–71
W69–58
L 60–87
1996#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#16 Grambling State
#8 Colorado State
#4 Alabama
#6 Auburn
#2 Georgia
W 82−43
W 94−63
W 78–76
W71–57
L 76–86
1997#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#16 Howard
#8 Texas Tech
#4 Virginia
#2 Georgia
#1 Old Dominion
W 111−59
W 67−45
W 91–69
W 82–47
L 82–83
1998#1First Round#16 HarvardL 67−71
1999#7First Round#10 MaineL 58−60
2000#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Michigan
#1 Georgia
W 71−64 (OT)
L 64–83
2001#10First Round
Second Round
#7 George Washington
#2 Oklahoma
W 76−51
L 50–67
2002#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Weber State
#10 Tulane
#3 Colorado
W 76−51
W 77–55
L 59–62
2003#3First Round
Second Round
#14 Western Michigan
#6 Minnesota
W 82−66
L 56–68
2004#6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#11 Missouri
#3 Oklahoma
#2 Vanderbilt
#1 Tennessee
W 68−44
W 68−43
W 57–55
L 60–62
2005#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Santa Clara
#10 Utah
#3 Connecticut
#1 Michigan State
W 94−57
W 88−62
W 76–59
L 69–76
2006#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#14 SE Missouri
#6 Florida State
#2 Oklahoma
#1 LSU
W 72−45
W 88−70
W 88–74
L 59–62
2007#2First Round
Second Round
#15 Idaho State
#10 Florida State
W 96−58
L 61–68
2008#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#15 Cleveland State
#7 UTEP
#6 Pittsburgh
#1 Maryland
#1 Connecticut
#1 Tennessee
W 85−47
W 88−54
W 72–53
W 98–87
W 82–73
L 48–64
2009#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#15 UC Santa Barbara
#10 San Diego State
#3 Ohio State
#4 Iowa State
#1 Connecticut
W 74−39
W 77−49
W 84–66
W74–53
L 64–83
2010#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#16 UC Riverside
#8 Iowa
#5 Georgia
#3 Xavier
#3 Oklahoma
#1 Connecticut
W 79−47
W 96−67
W 73–36
W 55–53
W 73–66
L 47–53
2011#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#16 UC Davis
#9 St. John's
#5 North Carolina
#11 Gonzaga
#2 Texas A&M
W 86−59
W 75−49
W 72–65
W 83–60
L 62–63
2012#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#16 Hampton
#8 West Virginia
#5 South Carolina
#2 Duke
#1 Baylor
W 73−51
W 72−55
W 76–60
W 81–69
L 47–59
2013#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#16 Tulsa
#8 Michigan
#4 Georgia
W 72−56
W 73−40
L 59–61
2014#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#15 South Dakota
#10 Florida State
#3 Penn State
#4 North Carolina
#1 Connecticut
W 81−62
W 63−44
W 82–57
W 74–65
L 56–75
2015#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Cal State Northridge
#5 Oklahoma
#1 Notre Dame
W 73−60
W 86−76
L 60–81
2016#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#13 San Francisco
#12 South Dakota State
#1 Notre Dame
#7 Washington
W 85−58
W 66−65
W 90–84
L 76–85
2017#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#15 New Mexico State
#7 Kansas State
#3 Texas
#1 Notre Dame
#1 South Carolina
W 72−64
W 69−48
W 77–66
W 76–75
L 53–62
2018#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Gonzaga
#12 Florida Gulf Coast
#1 Louisville
W 82−68
W 90−70
L 59–86
2019#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 UC Davis
#7 BYU
#11 Missouri State
#1 Notre Dame
W 79−54
W 72−63
W 55–46
L 68–84
2021#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#16 Utah Valley
#8 Oklahoma State
#5 Missouri State
#2 Louisville
#1 South Carolina
#3 Arizona
W 87−44
W 73−62
W 89−62
W 78−63
W 66−65
W 54–53
2022#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#16 Montana State
#8 Kansas
#4 Maryland
#2 Texas
#2 UConn
W 78–37
W 91–65
W 72–66
W 59–50
L 58–63
2023#1First Round
Second Round
#16 Sacred Heart
#8 Ole Miss
W 92–49
L 49–54
2024#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Norfolk State
#7 Iowa State
#3 NC State
W 79–50
W 87–81 (OT)
L 67–77

Notable players edit

Individual achievements edit

Lexie Lauren Hull

School records edit

WNBA success edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Stanford Identity Toolkit: Color". Retrieved May 7, 2017.

External links edit