Mathew Donello was named Assistant Athletics Director, Head Trainer for Men’s Basketball in July 2025.
Donello came to WVU from North Texas, where he served as the Associate Athletic Trainer for men’s basketball and cheer from 2022-25.
Donello served as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, from 2020-22. While there, he worked with the baseball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming & diving and triathlon teams. Donello was an assistant athletic trainer at Liberty Hill High School in Liberty Hill, Texas, from 2017-20.
Donello earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Colorado Mesa in 2015 and a master’s degree in sport administration in May 2017 from Midwestern State, where served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for men’s basketball.