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Agent Selection Scenarios: Virginia Commonwealth Basketball

Virginia Commonwealth University is only the 3rd team in the history of the NCAA Tournament (since it was expanded to 64 teams in 1985) to have made it to the Final Four as a #11 seed.  The other 2 are Louisiana State University in 1986 and George Mason in 2006.  I had the pleasure of watching George Mason eventually suffer defeat to the eventual National Champion Florida Gators.  Back to VCU.  What kind of recent professional talent has the school molded in the past?  VCU has had 2 solid players come out in the past 2 years.

  • Larry Sanders – Happy Walters (Rogue Sports)
  • Eric Maynor – Andy Miller (ASM Sports)

This year’s crew from the Colonial Athletic Association does not have anyone who just blows you away, but they play excellent team basketball.  One player to keep an eye on is Jamie Skeen, who transfered to VCU from Wake Forest after his sophomore season.  He put up 26 points against the Morris twins of Kansas, and certainly sees his stock rising going into the Final Four match-up against Butler.  I have no guess as to who Skeen may pick as his agent after the Tournament.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.