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5 things to know about Timberwolves center Cole Aldrich

BySam Nygaard|
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 22: Cole Aldrich #45 of the Minnesota Timberwolves pose for portraits during 2017 Media Day on September 22, 2017 at the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Courts at Mayo Clinic Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 22: Cole Aldrich #45 of the Minnesota Timberwolves pose for portraits during 2017 Media Day on September 22, 2017 at the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Courts at Mayo Clinic Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
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ST PAUL, MN – JULY 16: Cole Aldrich walks the red carpet at the 2017 Starkey Hearing Foundation So the World May Hear Awards Gala at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on July 16, 2017 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images for Starkey Hearing Foundation)
ST PAUL, MN – JULY 16: Cole Aldrich walks the red carpet at the 2017 Starkey Hearing Foundation So the World May Hear Awards Gala at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on July 16, 2017 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images for Starkey Hearing Foundation)

#4 – Married His High School Sweetheart

For many, a high school sweetheart is a high school relationship and nothing more. For Cole Aldrich, he married his high school sweetheart and they are still together to this day.

On July 20, 2013, Cole Aldrich and Britt Claflin (Now Britt Aldrich) tied the knot back in their hometown at the Saint Paul Hotel. They are still married today, with no children, living just outside of the Twin Cities.

Bonus fact about Cole Aldrich: Before his wedding, Aldrich finished his communications degree online at Kansas University. He would spend downtime on team road trips studying. Aldrich only needed 20 credit hours to graduate after he was named Academic All-American of the year in his junior year at Kansas.

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