Mildly interesting.
Played college ball, went to law school, coached a little, went to legal practice full time which brought him to Houston, then back to coaching full time. Not sure how long he was here, but know some people who knew him and his wife in the non-basketball life.
https://longwoodlancers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/griff-aldrich/960
Played college ball, went to law school, coached a little, went to legal practice full time which brought him to Houston, then back to coaching full time. Not sure how long he was here, but know some people who knew him and his wife in the non-basketball life.
https://longwoodlancers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/griff-aldrich/960
Quote:
After that championship season at Hampden-Sydney, Aldrich shifted his professional sights to the private sector where he began a successful 16-year career in law and business. He became a partner at Vinson & Elkins, a leading international law firm, working in Houston and London. Later, he established and built a private oil and gas company in Texas, and held the position of Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer in a national energy-focused private investment firm.
But even as his professional resume grew, Aldrich's heart remained in coaching, and he never stepped out of the elite coaching ranks. While at Vinson & Elkins, he served as head coach at several elite-level AAU basketball programs for high school players. He went on to found the HIS Hoops program in Houston's Third Ward, one of the most impoverished areas of the city, where his work with students focused on faith, academics and basketball. Several of his players there and at other AAU programs advanced to the college and professional ranks, including L.A. Clippers forward DeAndre Jordan, international professionals Jay Couisnard, P.J. Couisnard and Brandon Peters, and NFL linebacker Orie Lemon.
In 2016 that passion for the game of basketball finally pulled Aldrich back to the court full time.
