How Longtime Friends Ryan Odom And Griff Aldrich Reinvigorated Virginia Basketball
Ryan Odom and Griff Aldrich met as college freshmen in 1992. They are now head coach and associate head coach at Virginia, which is playing in the NCAA tournament.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 21: Associate head coach Griff Aldrich of the Virginia Cavaliers reacts to a play in the first half during a game abasing the Miami Hurricanes at John Paul Jones Arena on February 21, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) Getty Images Griff Aldrich had a highly successful and lucrative career, first in law and then in finance, when he made a change a decade ago.
He joined the men’s basketball staff at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, where his close friend and former college teammate, Ryan Odom, was head coach. Aldrich’s title? Director of recruiting and program development.
The salary? $32,000. Ten years later, Odom and Aldrich are back together.
They are in their first season as head coach and associate head coach at the University of Virginia, where Odom’s father, Dave, was once an assistant and where Aldrich graduated from law school. On Sunday night, the No. 3 seed Cavaliers face No.
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