Brett Anema - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory

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Brett Anema

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Brett Anema begins his second season as an assistant coach after joining the TCU volleyball staff in the spring of 2024.

Anema finished his first season at TCU in 2024. In a record-setting year, he helped the staff guide the Frogs to 22 wins and secure TCU’s first 20-win season since 2011. For the first time ever, the program received a ranking in the AVCA poll and won a school-record 13 matches in Big 12 Play. His 2024 campaign was capped off with a third straight NCAA Tournament appearance, where the Frogs swept Hawaii in the first round.

Working with defensive efforts, Anema helped lead the Frogs’ blocking efforts to rank fifth in the Big 12 in total blocks with 253.0 and 2.24 per set. His work was key as TCU posted at least 10 blocks in nine matches on the year, including a First Round sweep of Hawaii in the NCAA Tournament. Anema guided Sarah Sylvester to one of the best seasons by a middle blocker in TCU history. The junior tallied 146 rejections, the second most in the conference and fifth most in a single season in school history. Sylvester also captured two Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in the final three weeks of the conference slate.

Anema spent the last six seasons at Liberty and has been their associate head coach since 2020. He also served as the recruiting coordinator with the Lady Flames, where he brought in two of the top recruiting classes in program history. Since joining the Liberty coaching staff, the Lady Flames have posted two 20-win seasons, won an Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) regular-season title and have made three appearances to the NIVC, reaching the Elite Eight in 2019.

He has overseen the development of four different All-Conference middle blockers while at Liberty. Liberty has finished top 25 nationally in blocks per set numerous times, most recently finishing No. 13 in 2021 with 2.74 blocks per set. They also led the ASUN in blocks per set and opponent hitting percentage in 2022.

While serving as recruiting coordinator, Anema brought in a top 60 recruiting class in the nation in 2020 by Prep Volleyball. Along with the 2020 class, his 2019 class was given High Honorable Mention by Prep Volleyball as well.

Prior to working at Liberty, Anema served as a volunteer assistant coach at Texas A&M during the 2017 season where he assisted with scouting opponents. He also served as the head JV coach for JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and the head girls volleyball coach for TStreet Volleyball Club.

Before starting his coaching career, Anema played professional volleyball overseas for Schuttorf 09 Volleyball Team from 2015-2016.

Anema was a three-year starter at Concordia University Irvine from 2013-2015 where he won the NAIA National Championship in 2013. He was also named an NAIA All-American and the MAMVIC Conference Player of the Year in 2015, along with receiving First-Team All-Conference honors in both 2013 and 2015. He also holds the school record for the highest hitting percentage in a single season at .483 and is third on the all-time kills list with 536.

Anema received his bachelor's degree in sports management with a minor in coaching and his master's in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University Irvine.