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 Candice O'Brien
Candice O'Brien
Position:
Assistant Coach
Experience:
7th year at Baylor
Alma Mater:
Buffalo, 1997

Candice O'Brien is in her seventh year at Baylor and has been an assistant under head coach Jim Barnes the previous nine seasons, including two at Wyoming and one at Lamar. Prior to Lamar, O'Brien was the head coach at Niagara (N.Y.) Community College.

O'Brien was a two-time first-team All-Mid-Continent Conference selection at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.). She finished her four-year career from 1993-96 as the Bulls' all-time leader in career kills with 1,641 and single-season kills with 510. She also finished as the career leader in kills per set over her career with 3.44 and in a single season with 4.146. O'Brien ranked second all-time in digs with 1,377 and fourth in career service aces with 184 during her time.

O'Brien ranks in the top 10 in the Buffalo record books 24 times in 20 different categories. She recorded 20 kills and 20 digs three times in her career, and remains one of five players all-time to finish her career with more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.

A native of upstate New York, she received her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Buffalo in 1997. O'Brien and her husband, Pete, have a daughter, Logan.

"Candice has been a big reason for my success in the past. She is a tremendous organizer and planner and connects well with the players and develops a tremendous trusting relationship with everyone. She was a very good collegiate player and understands the game very well. I'm very lucky to have such high quality coaches, with strong values, strong work ethics and who cares very much for each student-athlete." - Jim Barnes