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Gonzaga Center Robert Sacre Signs with Keith Kreiter and Greg Haenke of Edge Sports

Gonzaga Senior center Robert Sacre is 7 feet tall.  He hails from Canada and is also a part of the Canadian national basketball team.  The main objective for his new agents Keith Kreiter and Greg Haenke of Edge Sports International, Inc. is that Sacre also becomes a member on a National Basketball Association team.

Kreiter believes that Sacre is clearly one of the top five center prospects in the 2012 NBA Draft (as evidenced by his tweet).  DraftExpress.com ranks him as the 31st best Senior, but only two players on that list are true centers (North Carolina’s Tyler Zeller and Vanderbilt’s Festus Ezeli).  Sacre’s 11.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game look good.  Those numbers look even better when placed next to his average minutes played – 26.3.  Although the low number of minutes may be a concern of its own.

Sacre was named first-team All-West Coast Conference and defensive player of the year for his work this past season.  And apparently he has a great personality (for what it’s worth).

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

Darren’s passion for sports law led him to establish Sports Agent Blog on December 31, 2005, initially titled “I Want To Be A Sports Agent.” The platform, created as a New Year’s resolution, has grown into a cornerstone of the sports agency community, offering in-depth analysis of industry trends, legal disputes, and agent-player dynamics. His commitment to the field is further evidenced by his representation of numerous athletes and sports agents, as well as his prior role as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he developed and taught a course on Sport Agency Management from 2011 to 2014.

Darren’s contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the University of Florida’s 40 Under 40 Award, the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, and designation as the best lawyer in Fort Lauderdale by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. He remains an active voice in the sports law community, sharing insights through his weekly NIL newsletter and his X posts, engaging a broad audience on legal developments in sports.