Cardinal Hall of Honor
Tidwell spent six seasons in Beaumont as the head coach of the women's basketball team. Tidwell made an immediate impact on the Red and White turning the Cardinals from a conference also-ran into a Southland power. He set a school record with 128 wins (.660 winning percentage) and posted six consecutive winnings seasons for a program that had 12-straight sub-.500 season prior to his arrival. Tidwell guided the Cardinals to two conference divisional titles and the 2010 SLC regular-season title and a trip to the NCAA Championships. The Cardinals followed that up with a trip to the WNIT in 2011. He coached 10 players who would go on to play professionally, including one Olympian. Tidwell's impact on the game reached international levels as he was asked to coach the Bahamian National Team as it attempted to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
