Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis,
In this episode, you’ll hear from Carly Thibault-DuDonis. Coach Carly is currently the associate head coach at the University of Minnesota for Coach Lindsay Whalen. Coach Whalen was recently nominated to be a member of the 2022 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. Coach Whalen just had an emergency appendectomy. Wishing Coach Whalen a speedy recovery and a Hall of Fame election in the near future! As a result, Coach Thibault-DuDonis served as the acting head coach and led the Gophers to a Big Ten victory last week. As you soon will hear, this will not be the only win of this future head coach's career. Coach Carly has been around the game of basketball and coaching her entire life. A 2013 graduate of Monmouth, where she made 166 three pointers, Coach Carly entered the coaching profession immediately after her playing career concluded. Carly’s dad, Mike, is simply one of the most successful WNBA coaches ever. Coach Mike is currently the WNBA Head Coach of the Washington Mystics. Prior to Minnesota, Coach Carly has worked for an incredible list of coaches. She spent two seasons at Mississippi State for Coach Vic Shaefer. With the Bulldogs, Coach Carly helped Coach Shaefer to the Final Four and national title game in both of her seasons in Starkville. Before her success in the SEC, Coach Carly worked for Coach Tory Verdi at Eastern Michigan (Assistant Coach) and Coach Sue Semrau at Florida State (Director of Recruiting Operations at Florida State). Coach Carly’s experience is beyond impressive but the amount of gratitude and respect that she has for her father, her current boss and past bosses is so obvious in this conversation. In addition, Coach Carly demonstrates some terrific insights on defense, scouting and recruiting, However, her passion to connect with her players is so wonderful. Quite simply, the best part of her busy and hectic days is the time that she spends with her players!
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