Staff Directory

Matt Aldred

Title:
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Matt Aldred reunited with Dusty May in 2024 as the head strength and conditioning coach for the University of Michigan men's basketball program, after spending six seasons in the same role at Furman University. In addition to his work with the Wolverines, Aldred also oversees strength and conditioning efforts for the Michigan men's golf program.

Aldred previously worked alongside May during the 2017-18 season at the University of Florida, helping establish a professional relationship that ultimately brought the pair back together in Ann Arbor.

In his first season (2024-25), Michigan captured the Big Ten Tournament championship and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2022. The Wolverines advanced to the Sweet 16 and finished with a 27-10 overall record and a 14-6 mark in Big Ten play.

During the historic 2025-26 campaign, Aldred helped guide the Wolverines to their first NCAA national championship since 1989. Michigan set a program record with 37 victories, finishing 37-3 overall while winning the Big Ten regular-season title with a program-best 19-1 conference record. The Wolverines earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and completed one of the most successful seasons in program history.

Before coming to Ann Arbor, Aldred spent six seasons at Furman University, including his final year as assistant head coach/director of basketball performance, becoming the nation's first basketball strength and conditioning coach to earn the title of assistant head coach.

Throughout his tenure with Paladin head coach Bob Richey, Aldred was responsible for all aspects of the men's basketball strength-and-conditioning program. He also worked with Furman's men's golf and cross-country programs while mentoring a team of strength-and-conditioning fellows. Three of his former fellows have gone on to positions with Kentucky and Virginia men's basketball and the NFL's Los Angeles Rams.

During his six seasons, Furman compiled a 133-60 record, the best mark among Southern Conference programs during that span and posted four 20-win seasons. The Paladins captured the 2023 Southern Conference regular-season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, highlighted by a first-round victory over Virginia.

Aldred played a key role in the development of numerous All-Southern Conference performers, including Mike Bothwell, Noah Gurley, Jordan Lyons, Clay Mounce, Matt Rafferty, Jalen Slawson, JP Pegues, and Marcus Foster. Slawson earned Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022 before being named the league's Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year in 2023 and later becoming a second-round NBA Draft selection of the Sacramento Kings.

In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Aldred collaborated with Furman's Health Sciences Department on sports performance research. His work examining countermovement jump performance in Division I basketball players was published in the American Journal of Sport Science.

Aldred began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Florida during the 2017-18 season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Working alongside May, who was then an assistant coach under Mike White, Aldred assisted with the men's and women's basketball programs while overseeing the strength training program for the men's tennis team. Florida finished 23-13, placed third in the Southeastern Conference, and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round.

A native of Eastbourne, England, Aldred earned his bachelor's degree in sport and exercise science from Loughborough University in 2010. After moving to the United States, he received his master's degree in exercise science from the University of West Florida in 2012.

Aldred later earned a second master's degree in human resource management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2017. While at UAH, he served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach and was the lead strength coach for men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, and men's lacrosse. He also served as an adjunct kinesiology instructor.

Aldred holds a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is CPR/AED certified through the American Heart Association. He is trained in Fascial Abrasion Technique (FIT Institute) and Frederick Stretch Therapy Level I.

Committed to advancing the profession, Aldred co-produced Fascial Mechanics in April 2024, a continuing education course that provides professional development credit for strength and conditioning coaches and performance specialists.

Matt and his wife, Maria (Aloe), have a daughter, Lucy.

The Matt Aldred File
Born: April 8, 1989
Hometown: Eastbourne, England
Prep School: St. Bede’s School
Education:
• Loughborough University (England); B.S. Sport and Exercise Science (2010)
• University of West Florida; M.S. Exercise Science (2012)
• University of Alabama in Huntsville; M.S. Human Resource Management (2017)
Wife: Maria (Aloe) | Daughter: Lucy

Professional Certifications
• CSCS - National Strength and Conditioning Association
• CPR/AED certified by the American Heart Association
• Fascial Abrasion Technique (FIT Institute)
• Frederick Stretch Therapy Level I
• Brain Coach Performance – Posture Pro
• Applied Nutrition for Strength Coaches and Trainers – Designs for Sport

Strength and Conditioning Coaching Tree
• Mike Buhmeyer (UT-Arlington)
• Will Zambernardi (Virginia)
• Justen Chatman (Los Angeles Rams)

Coaching Resume

Seasons	Program	Position
2015-17	University of Alabama (Huntsville)	Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
2017-18	University of Florida	Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
2018-23	Furman University	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
2023-24	Furman University	Assistant Head Coach/Director of Basketball Performance
2024-present	University of Michigan	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Season-by-Season

Season	Program	Overall	Conf.	Finish	Tournament	Postseason
2017-18	Florida	23-13	11-7	3rd	SEC: Quarterfinals	NCAA: Second Round
2018-19	Furman	25-8	13-5	t-2nd	SoCon: Semifinals	NIT: First Round
2019-20	Furman	25-7	15-3	2nd	SoCon: Quarterfinals	canceled (COVID-19)
2020-21	Furman	16-9	10-5	3rdd	SoCon: Quarterfinals	canceled (COVID-19)
2021-22	Furman	22-12	12-6	2nd	SoCon: Runner-up	-
2022-23	Furman	28-8	15-3	1st	SoCon: Champions	NCAA: Second Round
2023-24	Furman	17-16	10-8	5th	SoCon: Semifinals	-
2024-25	Michigan	27-10	14-6	t-2nd	Big Ten: Champions	NCAA: Sweet 16
2025-26	Michigan	37-3	19-1	1st	Big Ten: Runner-up	NCAA: Champions
2026-27	Michigan	0-0	0-0	-	-	-
Career	Seasons: 10	183-83	100-43

Postseason
• NCAA (4): 2018 (2nd), 2023 (2nd), 2025 (S16), 2026 (NC)
• NIT (1): 2019 (1st)

Final Four
• NCAA (1): 2026 (Michigan)

National Champions
• 2026 (Michigan): defeated UConn, 69-63, in Indianapolis, Ind., at Lucas Oil Stadium

Regular Season Champions
• SoCon (1): 2023 (15-3)
• Big Ten (1): 2026 (19-1)

Tournament Champions
• SoCon (1): 2023
• Big Ten (1): 2025