Zach O'Brien (basketball)

Zach O'Brien

New York Liberty
Position	Assistant Coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Career information
High school	Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons
College	Saint Joseph's College of Maine
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Coaching career	2019–present
Career history
Coaching
2020–2021	Phoenix Mercury (player dev.)
2022–present	New York Liberty (assistant)
2026–present	Mist BC
Career highlights
As assistant coach: 2× WNBA champion (2021, 2024)

Zach O'Brien is an assistant coach for New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). ^[1]

Early life and education

O'Brien is from Schenectady, New York, where he attended Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School. He played basketball at Saint Joseph's College of Maine where he scored more than 1,500 career points for the Monks, earning Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-First Team honors as a senior in 2011–12. He graduated in 2012. ^[2] He subsequently played two years for Oxford Brookes University in England. ^[3]

Coaching career

Prior to the Liberty, he was the Director of Player Development of the Phoenix Mercury. His professional coaching career began as a video coordinator for the Mercury (2019) and the Northern Arizona Suns (2019–2020) in the NBA G League. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "New York Liberty Finalize 2022 Coaching Staff – New York Liberty". liberty.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
2. "Zach O'Brien". Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
3. "Abby Young '14 Earns Hoops Honor while Studying Abroad". 2015-05-15. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
4. Phoenix Mercury (2020). "2020 Phoenix Suns Media Guide" (PDF). Fun While It Laster. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
5. Northern Arizona Suns (February 2020). "2019-202 Media Guide" (PDF). Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved May 13, 2024.