13 Facts About Heidi VanDerveer

Heidi Elizabeth VanDerveer was born on February 11,1964 and is a women's basketball collegiate and professional coach.

Heidi VanDerveer is currently the women's basketball head coach at UC San Diego.

Heidi VanDerveer has a master's degree in physical education and sports psychology from the University of Tennessee.

Heidi VanDerveer began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Tennessee under Pat Summitt, where she helped guide the Volunteers to the 1987 NCAA National Championship and the Final Four in 1988.

Heidi VanDerveer then served as an assistant at South Carolina for six seasons, before taking the head coaching role at Eastern Washington.

Heidi VanDerveer made the jump to the WNBA in 1997, joining the staff of the Sacramento Monarchs.

Heidi VanDerveer was elevated to head coach in the middle of the season after the firing of Mary Murphy and served in that role the following year.

Heidi VanDerveer became an assistant for the Minnesota Lynx in 1999, and took over as head coach after the resignation of Brian Agler in 2002.

Heidi VanDerveer came back to the college ranks and was the video coordinator at Stanford for one season.

Heidi VanDerveer had to briefly serve as the acting head coach at San Francisco after Mary Hile-Nepfel was unable to perform her day-to-day duties due to medical restrictions.

Heidi VanDerveer returned to the WNBA in 2006 as an assistant with the Seattle Storm, before serving as the associate head coach at San Diego State for Beth Burns.

In 2012, Heidi VanDerveer was named the head coach of the UC San Diego women's basketball team.

Heidi VanDerveer is the younger sister of Tara VanDerveer, who had been head coach of the Stanford women's basketball team for 38 seasons.