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Larry Tidwell
Current position
TitleHead Basketball Coach
TeamSchulenburg High School
Biographical details
Born (1953-05-14) May 14, 1953 (age 71)
Sanger, Texas
Alma materAustin College
Playing career
1971–1972TCU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1983Frisco HS
1984–1992Schulenburg High School
1992–1998Baylor (asst.)
1998–1999Mexia HS
1999–2007TCU (assoc. HC)
2007–2013Lamar
2013–2018Texas–Pan American/Rio Grande Valley
2019–2024Kansas (assoc. HC)
2024-presentSchulenburg High School
Head coaching record
Overall161–97 (.624)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2009–2010 Southland Conference Regular Season and Conference Tournament champions
Awards
  • Texas Girls Coaches Association Margaret McKown Distinguished Service Award (2008)
  • Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year (2010)
  • Kedric Couch – Austin College Alumni – Coach of the Year Award (2010)
  • Texas Association of Basketball Coach Division I Women's Basketball Coach of the Year(2015)

Larry Dan Tidwell (born May 14, 1953), is the head coach for the Schulenburg High School women’s basketball team. Before moving to Kansas, he served as women's basketball head coach from 2013–2018 at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley,[1][2] having been retained when his former institution, the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA), merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville. Prior to this position , he was head coach of the Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team for six seasons from 2007–2013, as well as the Lamar athletics director from June 2010 to May 2011.[3]

Coaching

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Tidwell is a coaching veteran of over 35 years and has worked in the Big 12 Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Conference USA, the former Southwest Conference, and the Southland Conference. He is credited with helping sign, develop, and coach more than 20 student athletes who have taken their talents to the professional level, the most recent being Tamara Albalde, who was the Southland Conference's Freshman of the Year in 2007–08 and a first-team all-conference selection before signing with a team in her native Spain, in addition to playing for the Spanish National Team in the 2008 Olympics.

Baylor

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During Tidwell's tenure at Baylor, the Lady Bears' recruiting classes were twice recognized among the top 25 in the nation. In all, 12 of his 17 college recruiting classes have been ranked among the nation's top 40.

TCU

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Tidwell went to TCU after a brief stint as an assistant coach at the University of South Florida. He also spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Baylor University, helping the Bears win 35 games over his final two seasons and securing a Women's National Invitation Tournament berth. Tidwell was instrumental in bringing in TCU's 2000 recruiting class, which was ranked 22nd in the country. His dedicated work continued as the Lady Frogs' 2001 class was ranked as high as fourth nationally, making it the most highly touted in the program's history. The Lady Frogs' 2003 class was also ranked in the top 10.

Lamar

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Tidwell came to Lamar in 2007 after serving eight seasons as an assistant coach and recruiter at TCU, helping the Lady Frogs achieve 173 victories and seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. In addition to finishing the regular season 1st in the conference East division, Tidwell's first Lamar team pulled off a stunner by advancing to the championship game of the 2008 Southland Conference Tournament with wins of 60–48 over preseason favorite Stephen F. Austin and 63–50 over Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders. The Lady Cardinals again defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round of the 2009 tournament before falling to Texas–Arlington in the semifinals.

In the 2009–10 season, the Lady Cardinals posted a 26–8 overall record and a 13–3 mark in the Southland Conference. Lamar won the Southland Conference regular-season and tournament titles, as the Lady Cards advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991. The 26 wins were the second-most in school history. Tidwell was named the Texas Basketball Coaches Association Division I Women's Basketball Coach of the Year for his efforts.[4] One of Tidwell's 2009–10 players, Jenna Plumley, was named Southland Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Plumley was among the national leaders in three–pointers, assists, and steals.

The Lady Cardinals almost matched the 2009–10 record the following season finishing 25–8 overall and 13–3 in conference. The Lady Cardinals also competed in the WNIT. After his Lady Cardinals competed in the 2013 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament finishing the season with a 22–11 overall record, Larry Tidwell resigned as Lady Cardinals head basketball coach on April 4, 2013 to take a similar position at UTPA.[5] Tidwell's teams had a 128–66 overall record in his six seasons as head coach of the Lady Cardinals. He ranks first on Lamar's all-time list for wins.

Texas-Pan American and UTRGV

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Tidwell came to UTPA in 2013 after serving six seasons as head coach of the Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team. He left Lamar as that program's winningest coach in school history winning 128 victories and making three post season appearances (NCAA, WNIT, and WBI). In his first season at Texas-Pan American, his team tied program records for wins in a season and for conference wins in a season. Tidwell's 2014–15 team showed continued improvement finishing the season with a 19–15 overall record and a conference record of 9–5. Competing in the 2015 WAC women's basketball tournament, the Broncs reached the championship game where they fell to New Mexico State. Under Coach Tidwell, the Broncs received an invitation to the 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational, the first postseason invitation in the program's history. [6]

The 2014–15 season was the last for UTPA as an institution. At the end of that school year, a merger between UTPA and UTB, which had been approved in 2013, was finalized, and UTRGV entered into full operation. The UTPA athletic program was directly transferred to UTRGV.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Lady Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2007–2013)
2007–08 Lamar 19–13 10–6 2nd
2008–09 Lamar 20–11 10–6 3rd
2009–10 Lamar 26–8 13–3 1st NCAA First Round
2010–11 Lamar 25–8 13–3 2nd WNIT First Round
2011–12 Lamar 16–15 8–8 3rd (East)
2012–13 Lamar 22–11 12–6 3rd WBI Second Round
Lamar: 128–66 (.660) 66–32 (.673)
Texas-Pan American Broncs/Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2018)
2013–14 Texas-Pan American 14–16 8–8 5th
2014–15 Texas-Pan American 19–15 9–5 3rd WBI First Round
2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 19–14 9–5 2nd WNIT First Round
2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 19–14 8–6 4th WBI Second Round
2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 14–16 4–10 6th
Texas-Pan American/Rio Grande Valley: 85–75 (.531) 38–34 (.528)
Total: 213–141 (.602)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards

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In 2010, the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) named Tidwell "Division I Coach of the Year" for women's college basketball.[7] The honor was repeated at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season with Tidwell being honored as the TABC "Division I Coach of the Year" for women's division I basketball for a second time.[8]

In 2008, Tidwell was the recipient of the TGCA's prestigious Margaret McKown Distinguished Service Award for his then 32 years of service to the organization. He also has worked as assistant director of the TABC summer camps for girls. Named Teacher of the Year on two occasions, he was honored as Schulenburg's Citizen of the Year in 1991.

In 2002, he earned AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year.[4]

He is a member of the Austin College and Sanger High School's Halls of Fame.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Lamar University News".
  2. ^ "Larry Tidwell Head Coach". Texas-Pan American Broncs Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Larry Tidwell steps down as Lamar Director of Athletics LAMAR CARDINALS Official Athletic Site". www.lamarcardinals.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29.
  4. ^ a b "Player Bio: Larry Tidwell LAMAR CARDINALS Official Athletic Site". www.lamarcardinals.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  5. ^ "Larry Tidwell resigns as Lamar women's basketball coach". Lamar University Department of Athletics. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball to Compete in Postseason Tournament for First Time". The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Coaches of the Year". TABC. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "Player Bio: Larry Tidwell :: Women's Basketball". gofrogs.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-04.

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