Mike Thibault

Mike Thibault
Coach Mike Thibault
WNBA's Connecticut Sun
Born September 28, 1950 (1950-09-28) (age 61)
St. Paul, Minnesota
Nationality American
College Saint Martin's
WNBA career 2003–present
Regular season 181–125 (.592)
Postseason 17–14 (.548)
Profile WNBA Info Page
WNBA Head Coach of
Connecticut Sun (2003–present)
Awards and Honors
WNBA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008)

Mike Francis Thibault (September 28, 1950) is an American basketball head coach, most recently of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.

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Career

Upon his graduation from Saint Martin's University in 1979, Thibault entered into the employ of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, for whom he worked first as a scout and, after 1980, as director of scouting and as an assistant coach; during Thibault's tenure, the Lakers twice won the league championship.

Thibault left the Lakers for the Chicago Bulls in 1982 and remained with the latter organization through the 1985-86 season, serving as an assistant coach and director of scouting; under Thibault, the team drafted shooting guard Michael Jordan and power forward Charles Oakley and acquired John Paxson, each of whom would contribute to the Bulls' earning six league championships between 1991 and 1999.

Thibault left the NBA for the World Basketball League in 1988 and served for two seasons as the head coach and franchise general manager for the Calgary 88's, winning the league's coach of the year award in 1988.

In 1989, Thibault began an eight-year stint as general manager and head coach of the Omaha Racers of the Continental Basketball Association, in which capacity he led the team to the league playoffs in each season; his team claimed the 1993 championship and once more reached the league finals one year thence.

Contemporaneously, Thibault worked for USA Basketball as a coach for the United States national team, leading the national side to a gold medal at the 1993 FIBA World Championship qualifying tournament and a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.

Thibault returned to the NBA during the league's 1997-98 season and, through 2003, served as a scout and assistant coach for each of the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, and Seattle SuperSonics; most prominently, Thibault spent four seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks as an advisor and assistant to George Karl.

Thibault was hired by the Sun in March 2003 to replace Dee Brown; Thibault garnered the WNBA Coach of the Year Award subsequent to the 2006 season, when he led the Sun to the Eastern Conference finals.

Personal

Mike and his wife Nanci have two children. A son Eric, who will be a senior at the University of Missouri, and is a member of the Sun coaching staff and a daughter Carly who is a freshman basketball player at Monmouth University. [1] [2]

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Preceded by
Dee Brown
Connecticut Sun Head Coach
2003–
Succeeded by
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