Minnesota Lynx Add WNBA Champion Eric Thibault

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – Minnesota Lynx Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations Cheryl Reeve today announced the hiring of Eric Thibault as Associate Head Coach and former Lynx great Lindsay Whalen as an Assistant Coach. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. 

“I am excited to add both Eric and Lindsay to our coaching staff,” Reeve said. “Eric has vast experience coaching in the WNBA as both a head and an assistant coach and is a WNBA Champion. Lindsay adds a unique perspective as a Lynx legend and Naismith Hall of Famer. I look forward to working with both in our quest for another WNBA Championship.” 

“I’m thrilled to be joining Cheryl’s staff and to be part of the Minnesota Lynx organization,” said Thibault. “The players and staff have built an incredible winning culture, and I’m excited to do my part as we pursue a WNBA Championship.” 

Thibault joins the Lynx staff after serving as the head coach of the Washington Mystics for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Prior to being named head coach, he spent 10 seasons as an assistant for the Mystics, being elevated to associate head coach in 2019. Throughout his tenure, Thibault helped lead the Mystics to nine postseason appearances, including two as head coach. He was instrumental in the franchise’s back-to-back WNBA Finals appearances in 2018 and 2019, resulting in Washington’s first WNBA Championship in 2019.