Thomaidis signs with Germany through 2026 World Cup season

“It was a wonderful five or six weeks together, and the team won me over at EuroBasket, just with the way they performed, the tight-knit group that they are, and how much fun we had together,” she told HuskieFAN.

“When I got the chance to get extended into leading this team for the next three years, just to see the commitment that the Federation has for the women’s program, it was something I really considered and am happy to take on. I think we have lots of potential and some exciting times ahead, for sure.”

Coaching internationally isn’t exactly something new to Thomaidis, having previously spent nine years as the head coach of the Canadian women’s team.

Having done this before isn’t something that she’s taken for granted as she knows how great the opportunity is and how much of a positive impact it can have on so many different levels.

“Just looking forward to it, should be a really exciting challenge for me. Coaching at that international level again, getting to coach at the highest level with a chance to go to the Olympics, it’s something that I never in a million years thought I’d get to do once, let alone take the reigns of a second national team, so it’s pretty exciting,” Thomaidis explained.

“I know experiences like this really raise my professional level and I’m excited to get to bring things back to the Huskies during the winter. They’ve been so supportive of me, I know in the past it has helped with recruiting, and the more we can showcase our program, the better. Maybe we’ll even get to recruit some German players in the future.”

Thomaidis is expected to be away from the U of S for two weekends during the season, which will amount to four games.

That time will be split up throughout the year, along with the Olympic Qualifiers slated for February, with the current locations and pools undecided until sometime around December.

Thomaidis mentioned it’s a pretty good setup for what is on her plate throughout the year, all things considered, and that the silver lining is it gives her assistant coaches in Saskatchewan an opportunity to mentor the group in a different way and gain experience as the leaders of a pack.

The Dogs will begin their 2023/24 season on the road when they visit the University of Alberta Pandas in Edmonton on Nov. 3.

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by Ben Tompkins

Thomaidis signs with Germany through 2026 World Cup season

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