Griff Aldrich

During his seven seasons as Head Coach from 2018 to 2025, Aldrich secured two Big South Championships, a Big South regular-season title, and achieved three consecutive 20-win seasons—a first in team history for the program. His teams also achieved academic success, consistently maintaining cumulative GPAs above 3.00. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1996 and earned his Juris Doctorate from the UVA School of Law in 1999. Aldrich transitioned from a highly successful 16-year career in law and business before returning to collegiate coaching.

From 2000 to 2012, he was a partner at Vinson & Elkins, an international law firm. He later established an oil and gas company in Texas and served as Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer for Atinum Energy Investments, an energy-focused private investment firm, from 2012 to 2016. During this period, he also coached elite-level AAU basketball programs, mentoring numerous players who went on to achieve college and professional careers. In 2016, Aldrich re-entered collegiate athletics as the Director of Recruiting and Program Development at UMBC, where he contributed significantly to the team’s turnaround until 2018.

His leadership at Longwood between 2022 and 2024 resulted in 67 wins, marking the most in a three-year span for the school. His impactful coaching garnered national recognition, making him a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award and the Hugh Durham Award in 2022. He was also a two-time finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award in 2023 and 2024. Aldrich now brings his extensive experience and leadership to the University of Virginia, having assumed the role of Associate Head Coach for the Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team in 2025.

This move reunites him with former college teammate Ryan Odom, the current Virginia head coach, as he joins a prominent ACC program.