UConn men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach Mike Rehfeldt has left the program to return Cincinnati to take on the same position. UConn has not confirmed Rehfeldt’s departure, but the Cincinnati men’s basketball Twitter account announced his return emphatically Friday night.
Rehfeldt spent eight seasons from 2012-2020 as the Bearcats’ strength and conditioning coach, earning a reputation as one of the best in the country. After Mick Cronin left for UCLA and John Brannen was named head coach, Rehfeldt jumped ship to join UConn this past July.
While his time in Storrs was short, Rehfeldt made an almost immediate impact at UConn, showing on social media the progress he made with players such as Akok Akok, Isaiah Whaley, Adama Sanogo and Andre Jackson.