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Early life and education

At Omaha, Nebraska, Carly Thibault's birth occurred on July 31, 1991.[1] As a toddler, she started playing basketball.[2] Before she attended middle school, gymnastics was her main interest.[3] During the 2000s, she was on the Connecticut Storm girls basketball team until 2008.[4][5]

Thibault began her time with East Lyme High School in 2005.[6] That year, she played "in the first round of the CIAC Class L girls' soccer tournament".[7] During 2008, Thibault had injuries to her knee, nose and eye while on their basketball team.[8] Her team reached the championship game of the 2008 Class L Girls Basketball Tournament.[9][10] During the late 2000s, Thibault was with the Rhode island Breakers as part of the Amateur Athletic Union.[11]

In 2009, Thibault began playing basketball at Monmouth University.[12] She was named All-Northeast Conference during 2013.[13] After leaving the team in 2013, she had 254 rebounds and 730 points.[1] Her 166 career three-pointers was in the top five for Monmouth during 2024.[14] Thibault studied sport psychology while at the university.[15]

Career

Thibault began her women's basketball career in 2013 when she went to Florida State University to work as their Director of Recruiting Operations.[16] With Eastern Michigan University, she became an assistant coach in 2014.[17] She continued her assistant coaching experience after moving to Mississippi State University in 2016.[18] During 2018, Carly Thibault-DuDonis remained as an assistant coach upon joining the University of Minnesota.[19]

While at Minnesota, she became their associate head coach during 2020.[20] Thibault-DuDonis temporarily coached the team in January 2022.[21] During April 2022, she became the head coach at Fairfield University.[22] Her team were first at the 2024 MAAC women's basketball tournament.[23] In that year's NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, they reached the first round.[24][25]

Honors and personal life

In 2024, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association gave Coach of the Year awards to Thibault-DuDonis.[26][27] That year, she was the Kay Yow Award recipient.[28] Thibault was married in 2017.[29] She is related to WNBA coaches Mike Thibault and Eric Thibault.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carly Thibault - Women's Basketball". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Riley, Lori (March 8, 2008). "Student of the Game". Hartford Courant. p. C1.
  3. ^ Adamec, Carl (March 20, 2024). "'Women's basketball state'". CT Insider. p. B1.
  4. ^ "Connecticut Storm 12 Black". The Day. May 5, 2004. p. sec. Mother's Day Classic p. 8.
  5. ^ "Storm Alumni". Connecticut Storm Basketball. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Honor Rolls". The Day. December 7, 2005. p. sec. School Honors p. 10.
  7. ^ "EL rolls to victory in opener". The Day. Day Staff Reports. November 8, 2005. p. C3.
  8. ^ Dimauro, Mike (March 9, 2008). "Vikings' Run Is Over". The Day. p. B3.
  9. ^ Schubert, William (March 9, 2008). "Prim (21) Leads Kolbe". Hartford Courant. p. E8.
  10. ^ "2008 Class L Girls Basketball" (PDF). Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  11. ^ Crompton, Karen (April 5, 2009). "Scholarship secondary for EL's Carly Thibault: 'I just wanted to play'". The Day. p. A7.
  12. ^ "Monmouth women fall in tourney". Asbury Park Press. November 28, 2009. p. C5.
  13. ^ "2012-13 NEC Women's Basketball Award Winners" (PDF). Northeast Conference. March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  14. ^ O'Brien, Megan (March 18, 2024). "2023-24 Monmouth Women's Basketball" (PDF) (Press release). Monmouth University Department of Athletics. p. 4. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  15. ^ Riley, Lori (March 30, 2017). "Coach's State Of Challenge". Hartford Courant. p. C4.
  16. ^ Riley, Lori (March 30, 2017). "Thibault, Big Name In Connecticut Women's Basketball, Devising Plan To Derail UConn". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  17. ^ Day Staff Reports (May 1, 2014). "Carly Thibault hired at Eastern Michigan". The Day. p. C2.
  18. ^ "Schaefer hires Thibault". The Greenwood Commonwealth. June 7, 2016. p. 7.
  19. ^ Day staff reports (April 24, 2018). "Whalen hires Thibault-DuDonis as assistant at Minnesota". The Day. p. B1.
  20. ^ Souhan, Jim (June 5, 2020). "Couple shares joy of coaching". StarTribune. pp. C1, C4.
  21. ^ Riley, Lori (January 11, 2022). "Situational approach". Hartford Courant. sec. Sports p. 1.
  22. ^ Riley, Lori (April 20, 2022). "'She's been taught well'". Hartford Courant. p. sec. 3 p. 4.
  23. ^ "MAAC Champion Stags Draw Indiana in NCAA Tournament". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 17, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  24. ^ Ambrogi, Mark (March 24, 2024). "Indiana rolls past Fairfield". The Times. Munster, Indiana. Associated Press. p. C4.
  25. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  26. ^ "Fairfield Headlines MAAC Women's Basketball Major Awards". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 11, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  27. ^ "All-Time Women's Division I Coaches of the Year". Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. February 6, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  28. ^ Dayton, Kels (April 3, 2024). "Fairfield's Carly Thibault-DuDonis named Kay Yow National Coach of Year". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  29. ^ DiMauro, Mike (May 9, 2017). "You can never find pause button for Father Time when you need one". The Day. p. C1.
  30. ^ McClain, Buzz (March 29, 2023). "Mystics Coach Eric Thibault Picks Up Where His Dad Left Off". NorthernVirginia. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
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