After spending three seasons as a practice player, Thibault moved into a graduate assistant role with the Tigers.

[2] Following one year as a graduate assistant at Missouri, the coaching staff there was let go and Thibault found another graduate assistant opportunity with Kim Barnes Arico and the St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team.

[7][8] On October 23, 2024, the Mystics announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with both Eric and Mike Thibault.

[9] On November 30, 2024, Thibault was announced as the associate head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.

Eric's sister is Carly Thibault-DuDonis, who is currently the head coach for the Fairfield Stags women's basketball team.