Matt Frederick joined the Butler Men's Basketball program as Chief of Staff in April of 2026.
The newly-created role of Chief of Staff serves as a primary advisor to head coach Ronald Nored on operational decisions, program goals and strategic planning. Frederick will be the program’s liaison to units within the athletics department as well as the campus community. His focus on the program’s off-court activities will include a large role in operations as well as assisting with oversight of staff.
Prior to working in the private sector the last few years, Frederick was part of seven championship basketball seasons around the Belmont and Gardner-Webb men’s and women’s basketball programs, serving as the Director of Athletic Performance.
Through Frederick's workout plans, nutritional knowledge and dedication to student-athlete physical development, Belmont excelled on the court, on the field, on the track and on the course. The Bruins enjoyed multiple Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships across many of Belmont's 17 sponsored varsity sports, in addition to both team and individual NCAA Tournament and NCAA Championship appearances, with Frederick's training. In its final year in the OVC in 2021-22, Belmont captured its first OVC Commissioner's Cup, which symbolizes overall athletic excellence in conference-sponsored championships.
While at Gardner-Webb from 2016-19, Frederick oversaw 22 sports and 450 student-athletes in athletic performance roles.
Prior to Gardner-Webb, Frederick spent two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Mississippi College, working specifically with eight sports including men's and women's basketball.
The Birmingham, Ala., native spent one year as a volunteer assistant with Auburn University strength and conditioning.
Frederick played baseball for two years at Bevill State Community College, before competing his final two years at Samford University. He earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Samford in 2013 and a master's degree in exercise physiology from Mississippi College in 2016.
Matt and his wife, Leah, have three children, RileyKate, Cruze and Ensley.
