Eric Thibault (born August 22, 1987) is an American

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head coach for the

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of the WNBA. Thibault was previously an assistant coach for the Mystics since the 2013 season.

College

Thibault attended the

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for his undergraduate English degree and was a member of the Missouri Tiger women's basketball team practice squad during his time. After spending three seasons as a practice player, Thibault moved into a graduate assistant role with the Tigers. Following one year as a graduate assistant at Missouri, the coaching staff there was let go and Thibault found another graduate assistant opportunity with

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and the St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team.

Coaching career

Following his years as a graduate asssitant, Thibault got his first assistant coaching job with the VCU Rams women's basketball team. Thibault only spent one year there before he left to go the WNBA coaching ranks. Thibault was named an assistant coach on the

staff in May of 2013. Prior to the 2019 season, the Mystics promoted him to Associate Head Coach, a position that he held until the end of the 2022 season.

Washington Mystics

Thibault was promoted to the Mystics Head Coach in November of 2022, following the coaching retirement of his father and previous Mystics Head Coach Mike Thibault.

Personal life

Thibault's father is Mike Thibault, who has coached in both the

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and the WNBA for numerous years. Mike is currently the

General Manager. His sister is Carly Thibault-DuDonis, who is currently the head coach for the Fairfield Stags women's basketball team. Eric is married to his wife, Andreya, and they are expecting their first child in 2023.

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