Mike Thibault

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Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault, right, sits with his son, assistant coach Eric Thibault, left, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 10, 2014, in Uncasville, Conn. Mike Thibault is retiring from his position as coach of the Mystics, the team announced Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. He will continue as general manager, and his son, Eric — who has been an assistant with the Mystics for a decade — will take over as head coach. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) **FILE**

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Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault speaks to reporters after the Mystics beat the Connecticut Sun 102-59 on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Adam Zielonka)

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FILE - In this June 14, 2016, file photo, Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault calls out to officials during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, in Uncasville, Conn. The WNBA is in its second year of a new playoff format that takes the top eight teams regardless of conference and puts them in the postseason, diminishing the value of the Eastern and Western Conferences. That doesn’t mean that coaches aren’t still interested in coming in first in their respective conferences. “Sure it means something still,” Washington coach Mike Thibault said.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

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Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault argues a call during the second half of the team's WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun on Saturday, July 8, 2017, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)

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Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault smiles before a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn., Friday, June 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2012 file photo, Connecticut Sun head coach Mike Thibault reacts during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Tulsa Shock in Uncasville, Conn. The Sun fired Thibault and his assistants Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Thibault, who led the team to eight playoff appearances, but no WNBA championships in his 10 seasons with the franchise, had been the Sun’s only head coach, hired when the team relocated from Orlando prior to the 2003 season. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)