STANFORD, Calif. – Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball Tara VanDerveer was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Century, as announced Monday night when the Pac-12 Networks revealed the Pac-12 All-Century Women’s Basketball roster on ‘Pac-12 Sports Report’.
The Cardinal is well-represented on the all-century list with a conference-best eight players named to the 20-member squad in addition to VanDerveer.
Stanford's all-century representatives are: Jennifer Azzi (1987-90), Molly Goodenbour (1990-93), Sonja Henning (1988-91), Chiney Ogwumike (2011-14), Nnemkadi Ogwumike (2009-12), Nicole Powell (2001-04), Kate Starbird (1994-97) and Candice Wiggins (2005-08).
Sixty-one panelists, consisting of media members, Pac-12 staff, coaches and players, were responsible for the selection of the team. Each panelist ranked their top twelve in each category, with their top selection receiving 12 points, their second selection receiving 11 points, etc. The points were then tallied across the entire panel, and the top vote-getters formed the All-Century Team. Only players who were active at their university while the university was a member of the Pac-12 were eligible.
Stanford leads the way with eigth players. The only other schools with multiple All-Century starters are USC (five) and UCLA (three). The members of the team span five decades, a period when four NCAA championships have been won by current Pac-12 schools, two by the Cardinal
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Pac-12 Coach of the Century
Tara VanDerveer • 1985-present Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ('11) and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame ('02)
Has taken Stanford to 27 NCAA Tournaments, 11 Final Fours and won two NCAA titles
Stanford has won 22 regular-season crowns and won 11 conference tournaments under VanDerveer
Four-time National Coach of the Year (1988, 1989, 1990, 2011)
14-time conference coach of the year (1989-90, 1995, 1997, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2011-14)
Career record of 977-223 (.814)
Had seven-straight years of 30 wins (2007-14), which included five straight Final Fours
Has 13, 30-win campaigns overall
Head coach of the 1996 Olympic team that won gold
USA Basketball Coach of the Year (1996)Pac-12 All-Century Team
Jennifer Azzi • Guard • 1987-90 Member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (‘09)
Winner of the 1989-90 Honda Sports Award for women's basketball
1989-90 winner of the Wade Trophy and Naismith Trophy
Also won the 1989-90 Ann Meyers Drysdale USBWA National Player of the Year award
Two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (1989, 1990)
Three-time All-Pac-10 pick (1988-90)
Two-time WBCA first team All-American (1989, 1990)
1990 MVP of the Final Four
The Cardinal was 101-23 in her career with two Pac-10 titles and the 1990 NCAA title
Won a Gold Medal with the 1996 Olympic team
Left as the Stanford and Pac-10 career record holder with 751 assists
Left as the Stanford record holder with 271 steals
Has the third-highest conference career 3-point percentage, shooting a Stanford-record 45.2 percent
Had a triple-double of 14 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists against BYU in January 1987
Also hit a conference-record 7-of-7 from three-point range against Eastern Michigan in December 1989
Molly Goodenbour • Guard • 1990-93 1992 MVP of the Final Four after an NCAA Tournament-record 18 3-pointers during that postseason
1992-93 All-Pac-10 pick, who finished with 178 career 3-pointers
441 assists are ninth all-time at Stanford
Member of the Cardinal's NCAA champion teams in 1990 and 1992
Made three straight Final Four appearances (1990-92)
The Cardinal was 114-16 in her career
Averaged 13.2 points and 5.9 assists per game as a senior in 1992-93
Had 12.3 points and 5.4 assists per game as a junior in 1991-92
Finished second in the Pac-10 that season shooting 42 percent from three
Was a reserve with 71 total points during the 1990 NCAA title run
Sonja Henning • Guard • 1988-91 1990-91 Pac-10 Player of the Year
1990-91 WBCA first team All-American
Three-time All-Pac-10 pick (1988-90)
Named the Women's Basketball News Service's National Freshman of the Year in 1988
Played in two straight Final Fours (1990, 1991) and won the 1990 NCAA title
The Cardinal posted a 113-15 record during her career
Finished her career as the conference and Stanford all-time leader with 757 assists
Had a Pac-10 single-season record 237 assists in 1990-91 (7.4 average) to go along with 15.7 points
Twice led the Pac-10 in assists with 6.7 per game in 1989-90 and 7.4 per game in 1990-91
Averaged 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds during the 1990 postseason
Averaged just over 10 points a game as a sophomore (10.8) and a freshman (10.1)
Had a triple-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in March 1991
Chiney Ogwumike • Forward • 2011-14 2013-14 winner of the John R. Wooden Award
2013-14 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the year for women's basketball
2013 and 2014 Pac-12 Player of the Year
Three-time conference Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014)
2010-11 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Three-time WBCA first team All-American (2012, 2013, 2014)
Four-time all-conference pick (2011-14)
Led Cardinal to three Final Fours
Finished as the conference's and Stanford’s all-time scoring leader (2,737 career points)
Finished as the conference’s and Stanford’s all-time leader in rebounds (1,567)
Left with the second-highest career rebounding average in Pac-12 history (10.8)
Two-time league scoring champion
Led the Pac-12 with 22.4 points per game in 2012-13, adding a Pac-12 leading 12.9 rebounds per game
Averaged a conference single-season record 26.1 points in 2013-14, adding 12.1 rebounds per game
Has two of the three highest single-season scoring outputs in conference history
Scored a league record 967 points in 2013-14 and poured in 805 in 2012-13
Had 15.0 points and 10.1 rebounds per game and shot 58 percent as a sophomore
Averaged 11.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a freshman
Nnemkadi Ogwumike • Forward • 2009-12 2010 and 2012 Pac-10 Player of the Year
Three-time WBCA first team All-American (2010, 2011, 2012)
Three-time all-conference pick (2010-12)
Left second all-time in conference history with 2,491 career points
Also finished fourth all-time in league history with 1,226 career rebounds
Led Cardinal to three Final Fours and the 2010 NCAA title game
Conference's only three-time scoring champion
Averaged 18.5 points per game in 2009-10, 17.5 in 2010-11 and 22.5 in 2011-12
Shot 60 percent and averaged 9.9 rebounds in 2009-10
Shot 59 perecent and averaged 7.6 rebounds in 2010-11
Shot 55 percent and averaged 10.2 rebounds in 2011-12
Set a then-conference record with 809 points in 2011-12
Shot 62.9 percent from the field as a freshman in 2008-09, second in Pac-12 history
Nicole Powell • Forward • 2001-04 2002 and 2004 Pac-10 Player of the Year
2001 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Three-time WBCA first team All-American (2002, 2003, 2004)
Four-time All-Pac-10 selection (2001-04)
Left Stanford third all-time with 2,062 points
Finished second on The Farm in three-pointers (201)
Left campus as the Stanford career leader in rebounds (1,143, 9.6 career rebounding average)
Led the Pac-10 in boards three times, with 8.5 per game in 2000-01, 9.3 in 2001-02 and 11.2 in 2003-04
Had a conference-record six triple-doubles in her career, three in 2002 and three in 2001
Finished her career with 20.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game
627 points in 2003-04 are still ninth in Cardinal history
Had 18.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game and shot 40 percent from three in 2002-03
Averaged 14.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a freshman
Upped that to 16.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in 2001-02
220 assists that year remain the third-most for a Stanford single-season
Cardinal reached the 2004 Elite Eight and the 2002 Sweet 16
Kate Starbird • Guard • 1994-97 1997 winner of the Naismith Trophy
1997 winner of the Ann Meyers Drysdale USBWA National Player of the Year award
1997 WBCA National Player of the Year and a two-time WBCA first team All-American (1996, 1997)
1996 (co) and 1997 Pac-10 Player of the Year
Three-time All-Pac-10 pick (1995-97)
Left fourth all-time in conference history and as the Stanford career leader with 2,215 points
Also finished third at Stanford with 179 3-pointers, sixth in assists (437) and fourth in steals (252)
Scoring leader on three Final Four teams (1995-97)
First Stanford woman since Jeanne Ruark Hoff (1978-80) to average 20 points per game for two seasons
Set then-Pac-10 and Stanford single-season records with 753 points in 1996-97
Averaged 20.9 and 3.7 rebounds per game that season
Averaged 20.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in 1995-96
Had 16.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in 1994-95
Produced the third-most steals for a Stanford single-season (86) that year
Scored what was then a Stanford single-game record 44 points against USC in 1996
Candice Wiggins • Guard • 2005-08 2008 winner of the Wade Trophy
2008 WBCA National Player of the Year
2005 USBWA National Freshman of the Year
The only three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (2005, 2006, 2008)
Four-time WBCA first team All-American (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
2005 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Four-time All-Pac-10 selection (2005-08)
Left as the conference and Stanford career leader with 2,629 points
Left as the conference and Cardinal's leader with 295 career 3-pointers
Also set the Stanford record for career steals (281)
Led the Pac-10 in scoring twice, averaging 21.8 points per game in 2005-06
Had 16.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in 2006-07
Had a Pac-10 leading 20.2 points per game in 2007-08
Set then-Pac-10 and Stanford single-season records with 787 points her senior season
Averaged 17.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a freshman in 2004-05