About the Fast Break Club & Lifetime Cardinal
FBC Volunteers | Lifetime Cardinal

The Fast Break Club (FBC) was founded in 1992 by Tara VanDerveer and Associate Head Coach Amy Tucker to be a volunteer organization whose purpose was, "to increase active spectator support and enjoyment for the Women's Basketball program at Stanford, and to raise funds to be used for expenses not generally covered by the operating budget."

For the next 13 years a group of volunteers worked together with the WBB team to carry out fund raising activities and events. In 2005 this website was created by Bob Stevens '71 who shared webmaster duties with the late Marian Cortesi until her passing. This website has remained active through the efforts of a volunteer team 20 years later.

Years ago, Stanford's funding of all athletic programs was placed under the umbrella of the Buck/Cardinal Club and the WBB team no longer raised it's own funds. With the FBC's fund-raising help not needed (until now!), the club's other activities gradually declined and this website is the one thing that remains of the original club.

Support Stanford Players thru Lifetime Cardinal

Thanks those of you for contributing and look forward to getting more people involved!

Lifetime Cardinal's goal is to raise $1.5 million in NIL funding by June for all of the 2025-26 players. An estimated $500,000 has been raised as of February 17th. Tara, Amy Tucker, coach Kate Paye and many former players have pledged support for Lifetime Cardinal. The FBC volunteer team has pledged more than $60,000 to date. An anonymous donor has pledged to match the next $50,000 raised through the FBC website!