Assistant Coach: Stanford University
The Cardinal finished as the nation's top team in 2020-21, boasting an overall record of 31-2 and 19-2 in the Pac-12, ending the year on a 20-game win streak. Working primarily with the post players, Stanford won both the Pac-12 regular season and tournament championships, while Steding oversaw the development of Cameron Brink, who finished the season with the fourth-most blocks in the nation, first among all freshmen. Steding, Tara VanDerveer's first signed recruit, led Stanford to its 1990 NCAA title during her senior season and joined the Cardinal following an extensive professional career as a player and coaching stops at Warner Pacific, the Atlanta Dream, Columbia, California, Boston University and most recently, San Francisco. Steding's name is littered throughout the Stanford record books, ranking 10th in career rebounds (864) and career rebounding average (7.0), 13th in career scoring (1,586) and both sixth and ninth in single-season 3-point percentage as a junior and senior. She also holds the program's single-game steals record with 10 at Northwestern in 1988 and was a three-time All-Pac-10 player. Following graduation, Steding embarked on a professional playing career overseas with stops in Japan and Spain before returning to the United States and earning a spot on the national team in 1995. Coached by VanDerveer, the "Women's Dream Team" compiled a 60-0 record that culminated with a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. After her time with Team USA, Steding became a founding player for the Portland Power of the American Basketball League before playing with Sacramento Monarchs and Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She retired from professional basketball in 2001.
