Matt Shubert joined the UC Davis athletics staff in September 2023 as the Associate Director of Sports Performance for the Aggies men’s and women’s basketball and golf programs.
Before arriving in Davis, he served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance at Barton College (NCAA DII) overseeing all aspects of in-season and off-season development for 25 varsity sports and 700+ student-athletes. Shubert was tasked with building the college’s sports performance department in August 2016 as its first-ever head strength and conditioning coach, including designing the athletics sports performance center, and developing a staff of full time coaches, graduate students and student interns.
Barton athletics saw instant success upon Shubert’s arrival, winning 17 Conference Carolina’s championships, coaching multiple all-americans, an NSCA all-american, and numerous all-conference performers. He was instrumental in the development of Barton’s newly added football program, coached six men’s basketball athletes who signed professional contracts, and helped mentor multiple student-athletes now working as full time sports performance coaches. Additionally, Shubert was an adjunct exercise science professor in the school of health sciences and hosted multiple free-of-charge youth camps in the Wilson, NC community.
Shubert earned his M.S. in Sports and Exercise Science - Applied Exercise Physiology from the University of Central Florida and his B.A. from Bard College where he was a men’s basketball team captain and multiple time Liberty League and Skyline Conference performer.
The Philadelphia, PA area native brings a wealth of basketball experience as both a player and coach; playing professionally for club Botafogo F.R. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and as an assistant basketball coach at Bayard Rustin High School, Barton College, and a camp operations manager for the Hoop Group.
His sports performance professional experience began as a basketball operations intern for the Springfield Armor, the NBA G-League affiliate for the Brooklyn Nets. Shubert then worked as the strength and conditioning intern for men’s basketball at the University of Michigan helping develop seven future NBA players.
Shubert is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), USA Weightlifting (Level 1), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and the American Heart Association (CPR & First Aid).
