Christine Brennan, USA Today:
Well, absolutely, Amna.
And because we are now in the absolute pinnacle of women's basketball in terms of interest, talent, of course, Caitlin Clark, LSU, the stories that people know so well, it is absolutely fitting that one of the great people in the game, one of the smartest coaches ever, male or female, great strategist, self-effacing, someone who would rather read a book than look at anything online, who is not on social media, works out every day, plays bridge, Tara VanDerveer, a legend, a pillar of the game, again, men's and women's.
You don't have to have the adjective women's in many ways with her, but the reality is, it is women's basketball. She has been leading women throughout the entirety of Title IX, as we have watched this wonderful law, 51-and-a-half years old, working its way through our country and changing women, changing girls' opportunities, women's opportunities.
Tara VanDerveer is one of those great historical figures, but she is still among us. She is still coaching. And, as you said, it is just a fantastic day for women's sports and for sports in general, when we can say that she has passed the great coach Mike Krzyzewski, Duke men's basketball coach, and that maybe there's a couple of people out there who don't want to give a woman her due, but my goodness, the nation has.
And it's wonderful to see the acclaim that she is getting for this incredible feat.
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