Tara VanDerveer, the Hall of Fame Stanford coach, is currently focused on the final Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, despite the emotional weight of the conference's impending split at the end of the season. The Pac-12 has a rich history, including UCLA's dominant era under John Wooden and USC's Cheryl Miller's impact on women's basketball.
In 2021, the Stanford women won an all-Pac-12 national title game against Arizona, while the UCLA men made it to the Final Four. The upcoming Pac-12 tournaments feature strong competition, with Arizona leading the men's side and six ranked teams, including three in the top 10, in the women's tournament.
