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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]

Lamar

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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]\

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 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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