Larry Tidwell
| Sport(s) | Women's basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UTRGV |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 33–31 (.516) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 14, 1953 Sanger, Texas |
| Alma mater | Austin College |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1972 | TCU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1983 | Frisco HS |
| 1984–1992 | Schulenberg HS |
| 1992–1998 | Baylor (Asst.) |
| 1998–1999 | Mexia HS |
| 1999–2007 | TCU (Assoc. HC) |
| 2007–2013 | Lamar |
| 2013–present | Texas–Pan American/UTRGV |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 161–97 (.624) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2009–2010 Southland Conference Regular Season and Conference Tournament champions | |
| Awards | |
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Larry Tidwell (born May 14, 1953) is a native of Sanger, Texas. He is currently the head coach of the UTRGV Vaqueros women's basketball team, having been retained when his former institution, the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA), merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) to form the current University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Prior to his position at UTPA/UTRGV, he was head coach of the Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team for six seasons as well as also Lamar athletics director from June, 2010 to May, 2011. He stepped down from the athletic director post to devote full attention to coaching basketball.
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.
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.
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.
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