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Tracy Dildy Now The Top Assistant At UIC

Tracy DildyTracy Dildy, one of the many excellent coaches that are a part of Dynasty‘s Coach Division, Game Inc., was informed yesterday that he has been promoted from assistant coach and recruiting coordinator of the University of Illinois-Chicago basketball team to associate head coach.

The following has been taken from an official UIC press release:

This marks the fourth time that Dildy, a 1991 graduate of UIC, has earned the title of top assistant at a program. He was the associate head coach at DePaul from 2000-02, where he grabbed the reins as the Blue Demons’ head coach when Pat Kennedy took a leave of absence in 2001, before becoming the assistant head coach at Auburn from 2000-04. He was also an assistant head coach at UAB from 2006-07.

“I am extremely thankful and happy,” Dildy said of his promotion. “Having this title at three other schools, I know what this position entails and I look forward to living up to the expectations this title brings.

“This is an even greater accomplishment for me because of the love I have for this University,” said Dildy. “This is my alma mater and the place where I started my coaching career, and I am extremely proud to be the associate head coach at UIC.”

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.