GCSU's Director of Athletics, Stan Aldridge, To Retire After 32 Years

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – He originally arrived as a basketball coach, and 32 years later retires as an icon in the annals of Georgia College & State University athletics. GCSU Director of Athletics Dr. J. Stanley Aldridge announced his retirement today (Jan. 31) effective March 31.

Aldridge joined the Georgia College athletics department as head men’s basketball coach in the 1974-75 season. After 12 years as coach, he took over assistant athletic director duties in 1986. In January 1991, Aldridge was named athletic director.

The Aldridge era has been one of the most successful in school history as under his guidance, the Colonials and then Bobcats have made the transition to the NCAA Division II, won regional titles in baseball, softball and men’s basketball as well as multiple Peach Belt Conference (PBC) titles. Aldridge played an important role in building the women’s soccer program at GCSU, beginning in 2004.

An interim athletics director will be named shortly, with plans for a national search for a full-time replacement.