The Lynx legend and former Washington Mystics head coach join a Minnesota Lynx coaching staff and an organization they are both familiar with and have multiple ties to.
The former Washington Mystics head coach has found a landing spot. On Saturday, the Minnesota Lynx announced that former Washington Mystics head coach Eric Thibault was named their new Associate Head Coach.
Since its inception in 1997, the WNBA has seen 28 draft picks go first overall, counting the inaugural season's Elite draft, which selected already graduated players who had already been playing professionally on other American teams or overseas. How many of these 28 players can you name?
The Minnesota Lynx bolstered their coaching staff on Saturday by adding former Washington Mystics bench boss Eric Thibault as associate head coach and franchise legend Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach.
The Washington Mystics parted ways with general manager Mike Thibault and head coach Eric Thibault on Wednesday. Eric Thibault, 37, is the fifth WNBA coach to be fired since the end of the regular season.
The Thibaults were with the Mystics from 2013-24, leading the team to the 2019 WNBA championship On Wednesday, the Washington Mystics announced that they have mutually parted ways with General Manager Mike Thibault and Head Coach Eric Thibault.