MEGASPORT is at the complete disposition of the professional basketball player and of his career. In today's world, talent alone is not enough. Only through total dedication to physical and technical improvement is it possible to reach the top and stay there. And that's why the right choice of representation is so important, allowing the professional athlete to concentrate solely on basketball, leaving other career matters to qualified agents and experts in the field. MEGASPORT is active around the world, especially in Europe and the United States. No other organization works on both continents on a daily basis like we do.
MEGASPORT - FOUNDER & PARTNERS
Dario Santrolli
The founder of MEGASPORT is Dario Santrolli, one time player and a University of Pavia graduate in Law. He began his career in the early nineteen-eighties in both civil and and labor suits, representing, among others, numerous athletes.
He soon made the acquaintence of some American agents and began collaborating with them as a legal adviser to their players. Soon after, in 1982, he became an independent representative of both Italian and foreign basketball players, building up an organization of European and American agents which would come to be known as one of the most efficient in Europe.
Dario Santrolli and his associates have settled hundreds of contracts for their Clients since then.MEGASPORT'S success was further consolidated in 1996 when the Bosman sentence confirmed the need for a certain standard of organization which MEGASPORT had been up to for years and which few others could then meet. MEGASPORT has signed more then 1.000 basketball contracts till today.
Dario Santrolli is a FIBA registered Agent # 2008020360 and Italian Federation Agent # 001042.
Dan Gay
has been a part of European basketball in many different aspects of the game from player to front office to coach for a little less than three decades. He has always been one of his coaches’ main points of reference on all of the teams he has played on because of his unselfish gift of thinking team first and his professionalism on and off the court.
Dan a Tallahassee, Florida native, attended Amos P. Godby High school of Tallahassee and on to the University of Southwestern Louisiana (U of L Lafayette) then drafted by the Washington Bullets (3rd round 73rd pick) continuing on to Holland to start his European career where he needed to prove his worthiness to earn a chance to compete in higher international championships. After a season in Holland, he went directly to Italy for a tryout for the following season, afterwards he was called to play with American Eagle Rieti, Italy where he started his path in the spaghetti circuit(Italy). After 1 season in Rieti, he went on to play 3 years in Cantu’, 3 in Treviso, 2 in Pistoia, 7 in Bologna, 6 more in Cantu’, returned to Bologna as player, later transforming into player/ Team Manager then on to finish the season as player/head coach. After, transferring to Pesaro 2 years, as player/ Team Manager the first year and the 2nd as Team Manager. In 2009 Dan was named as Team Director of the Italian National Team. Dan has thrived on being a part of the culture as well as learning the language since he arrived in Italy which is one of the premier reasons for his longevity here. He acquired his Italian citizenship and played on the Italian National team participating in the 1997 European Championships - Barcellona, Spain.
Daryl Smith
Daryl E. Smith Jr is a native of Detroit, Michigan. Attended High school at Phillip Murray Wrigh HS in Detroit where he played Basketball and Football. At the age of 17, Daryl was appointed to Coach youth Basketball for the Outreach superstars while deciding the direction to further his passion to coach basketball. After his experience with the outreach superstars he moved forward to become a Student assistant with the mens basketball team at Delta College. After a year at Delta college he was offered a scholarship to return to his first sport and play college football for Dodge City Community College. After graduating from Dodge Community College, Daryl accepted an internship at Henry Ford CC Women's.
Basketball team in his hometown. Currently Darryl is the Allen Academy High School Coach and is also a Math Teacher at Westside Christian Academy in Detroit. Daryl has been following College and high school basketball covering the extended area of the northeastern states for the past 8 years. Has a very good insight as well as a godd eye for potential players to place in Europe. He is the main point of reference for MegaSport in the Northeast.
Harry Mentink
Harry is an addition to the MegaSport family covering the markets in Holland, Germany, UK & Belgium. A native of Beilen Netherlands. Bringing with him a burning passion of basketball that he has since a little boy. For years he knew the rosters of all the NBA teams and the starting five for the top 50 NCAA teams!! As an architect/business man he continued to follow his passion which led him to become Team Manager for over 9 years. Including his eye for Dan Gay’s potential which led to his debut in Europe at Haaksbergen his 1983/84 season. He later coached in the men’s and women’s division in Holland. Manager for nine years in Haaksbergen, Netherlands 1980-1989 Coach women’s Haaksbergen, Netherlands 1990/1991 and 1991/1992 Coach women’s Eibergen, Netherlands 1992/1993 and 1992/1993 Coach men Eibergen, Netherlands 1992/1993 Harry’s experience in the northern western European region will open more opportunities for players to jump start their careers before taking on the greater challenges in the most competitive leagues!! An asset to widen MegaSport’s horizon yet maintain the quality of player personal care…..
MEGASPORT - Dario Santrolli Via Marazzani 18 27029 Vigevano, ITALY Telefono: 39-0381- 691025 / 691026 Fax: 39-0381-691084 E-mail: dariosantrolli@gmail.com
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