Griff Aldrich was making $800,000 a year in private equity, after spending 20 years building a successful career. Then he took a huge pay cut to coach college basketball instead — and is now leading the Longwood University Lancers to the NCAA Tournament
A decades-long career crossroads
After law school, Aldrich returned to Hampden-Sydney as an assistant coach for one season, during which the small school went undefeated. Soon, he faced a crossroads: Should he keep pursuing his dream of coaching or take a job at highly regarded law firm Vinson & Elkins, which would help pay off his student loans?
With every step, he says, he became more committed to his lucrative career — but basketball kept lurking in the back of his mind. He started spending his free time coaching AAU basketball teams with the goal of mentoring inner-city Houston teens, which only inflamed the itch further. With basketball, Aldrich says he finds a deeper meaning in mentoring and guiding young athletes, in a way that he hopes can shape their character both on and off the court.
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