He served as head coach of the longwood lancers men's basketball team from 2018 to 2025. One of the most unique perspectives was offered by longwood university men’s basketball head coach griff aldrich. Griff aldrich is in his first season as associate head coach with the virginia men’s basketball program.
Jeff White UVA law school graduate Griff Aldrich has been reunited
Aldrich reunites with ryan odom after serving as head coach at longwood university the past seven seasons.
Former longwood head coach griff aldrich has been officially announced as ryan odom’s associate head coach for virginia men’s basketball.
The announcement reunites aldrich with odom as the two Griff aldrich, who led longwood to two big south titles and ncaa tournament appearances, joins ryan odom at uva as associate head coach. Ronnie thomas, a former guilford associate head coach, replaces him as longwood head coach. Longwood head coach griff aldrich is leaving his post to be ryan odom's associate head coach at virginia, per a source.
— matt norlander (@mattnorlander) march 23, 2025. New uva coach ryan odom has made a key addition to his new staff. He'll bring in his old friend griff aldrich as associate head coach. Griff aldrich is the head coach of the longwood lancers, leading them to two big south championships and two ncaa tournament appearances in six seasons.
Griff aldrich is currently the head coach of the longwood lancers men’s basketball team, a position he has held since march 2018.
Under his leadership, the program has seen significant achievements, including winning a second big south championship in just three seasons. After leading longwood basketball to unprecedented heights, griff aldrich is moving just down the road. For the second time, aldrich says yes to his longtime friend ryan odom and will join him in Longwood head coach griff aldrich is leaving his post to be ryan odom's associate head coach at virginia, per a source.
— matt norlander (@mattnorlander) march 23, 2025. (wset) — after leading the longwood lancers men's basketball team to new heights, griff aldrich is moving just down the road. The lancers leader officially departed from farmville Griff aldrich has transformed the culture of longwood basketball into a program defined by excellence, hard work, and character that reflects the university's values and shows them to the world, said longwood president w.
Griff and julie have also been tremendous leaders and voices for good in our home community of farmville.
Griff aldrich is in his first season as associate head coach with the virginia men’s basketball program. Aldrich reunites with ryan odom after serving as head coach at longwood university the past seven seasons. Ryan odom has finalized the first hire to his new virginia men's basketball coaching staff, reportedly hiring longwood head coach griff aldrich to be the associate head coach at uva. Longwood coach griff aldrich will join new uva basketball coach ryan odom’s staff as associate head coach.
It’s the first hire for odom’s coaching staff in charlottesville. Longwood head coach griff aldrich speaks to the media during a news conference ahead of the first round of the ncaa men's college basketball tournament on thursday, march 21, 2024, in memphis, tenn. Now, as it moves into a new home arena next season, lancer basketball is poised to continue building on its recent success for years to come. Scott wanted to write about griff aldrich being part of a package deal with odom last week, but i nixed the column, because i wasn’t convinced on the sourcing.
Turns out, he was right on that
Griff aldrich, who has been the head coach at longwood for the past seven seasons, is leaving the lancers to join odom’s staff at virginia. Longwood announced aldrich’s departure for uva on Longwood basketball didn't have to look far for a new leader to extend the tradition of excellence established under griff aldrich. View griff aldrich’s profile on linkedin, a professional community of 1 billion members.
Griff aldrich took over the longwood men’s basketball program in march of 2018 and soon after began what has become one of the most successful runs in the program’s history. Griff aldrich was a lawyer who founded an oil and gas company before joining the private equity firm. Griff aldrich looks ahead longwood returns to the road to take on n.c. Central on wednesday, december 20 at 3 p.m.
In the team’s final game before the holidays.
The game will air on wvhl 92.9 kickin’ country. “we’ve got to lock in,” aldrich said of the rematch against n.c. A strong rumor circulating has uva hiring a general manager for the basketball program and the leading candidate is a former associate of odom’s. Longwood head basketball coach griff aldrich is rumored to be that candidate.
Aldrich was odom’s director of basketball operations at umbc. The 27 citizens who came before the farmville town council during a wednesday, aug. 19, public hearing offered thoughts on the town’s confederate heroes statue from a variety of backgrounds.
