Coach Terry Bocian AQ Athletic Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2002, was a pioneer in women's basketball, beginning her coaching career at West Catholic High School in
the early 1970's. In her eight years there, she compiled a 163-34 record, winning four city league championships and a
state championship in 1979. She became head coach at Aquinas in 1978, developing a program that in her 17 years
amassed a record of 340 wins to 136 losses, a winning percentage of over 71 percent. Under Tibaldi's leadership,
Aquinas College made three appearances at the NAIA National Women's Basketball Tournament. She also led Aquinas
to the National Catholic Basketball Championship in 1984. As of 1996, she was the eighth winningest coach in NAIA
history. She was inducted into the Basketball Coaches of Michigan Hall of Fame in 1997, the West Catholic High School
Hall of Fame in 1998, and the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1999. Tibaldi currently coaches girls' basketball at Traverse City
West where her husband, Joe, a 1973 Aquinas graduate, is principal. The Tibaldi's have two children, Katie and Brian.
