Brendan O’Shea joined the Department of Athletics at Saint Anselm College in February 2021 as the Interim Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach.
O’Shea comes to the Hilltop from TD Athletes Edge in Salem, Mass. where he was employed as a part-time strength coach after completing an internship in the fall. Working with clients from a variety of backgrounds, O’Shea was mentored by Tim DiFrancesco, the former head of Strength & Conditioning for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers.
From June 2019-March 2020, O’Shea served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps, serving in Uganda as an Agribusiness and Economic Development Volunteer. Through his service, O’Shea was focused on financial literacy, nutrition, entrepreneurship, and resource mobilization in his volunteer work.
A 2019 graduate of the University of Rochester as a double major in Economics and Political Science, he was a four-year member of the Yellow Jackets basketball program, earning All-Academic Team honors from the University Athletic Association (UAA). O'Shea is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCS) who also holds certifications in CPR/AED.
