Dan Fegan
{{short description|American sports agent and lawyer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dan Fegan
| birth_date = {{birth date|1962|2|11}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|2|25|1962|2|11}}
| alma_mater = Yale Law School (JD)
| occupation = Sports agent, lawyer
| children = 1
| known_for = Representing National Basketball Association clients
}}
Dan Fegan (February 11, 1962{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nhregister/obituary.aspx?n=daniel-john-fegan&pid=188359241&fhid=4181|title = Daniel John Fegan Obituary (1962 - 2018) New Haven Register| website=Legacy.com }} – February 25, 2018) was an American sports agent and lawyer, active within the National Basketball Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoopshype.com/agents/dan_fegan.htm|title=Agents Rumors - HoopsHype|work=HoopsHype.com|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315040219/http://www.hoopshype.com/agents/dan_fegan.htm|url-status=dead}}
Biography
Fegan graduated from Yale Law School and operated out of a Los Angeles law firm. His first client was Chris Dudley, a friend from Yale.Darren Heitner (June 28, 2010).[http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/06/28/some-insight-on-john-walls-agent-dan-fegan "Some Insight On John Wall's former Agent, Dan Fegan"], SportsAgentBlog.com; accessed February 26, 2018.{{Cite web|author=Kerry Eggers|accessdate=February 26, 2018|title=Midas touch aces tricky relationships|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/256-sports/kerry-eggers/285596-158940-ed-davis-gets-the-job-done|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227154943/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/256-sports/kerry-eggers/285596-158940-ed-davis-gets-the-job-done|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2018}}
On March 10, 2017, Independent Sports & Entertainment announced that Fegan had been terminated.{{Cite press release|date=March 10, 2017|title=ISE ANNOUNCES LATEST PHASE OF LONG-TERM GROWTH PLAN|url=http://www.iseworldwide.com/ise_press/ise-announces-latest-phase-of-long-term-growth-plan|access-date=March 10, 2017|quote=Additionally, as part of a reorganization at the company, Chief Marketing Officer Chris Grancio will assume the role of interim president of ISE Basketball, replacing Dan Fegan, who was terminated.}}{{Cite web|author=Darren Heitner|date=March 11, 2017|title=Basketball Agent Dan Fegan Accused Of Poisoning Employer's Business|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrenheitner/2017/03/11/basketball-agent-dan-fegan-accused-of-poisoning-employers-business|website=Forbes.com|access-date=March 12, 2017|quote=One of the sports industry's most respected basketball agents has been fired for cause by his most recent employer and named as a defendant in a lawsuit seeking to enforce a non-compete agreement.}}
Death
Fegan died in a car accident in Aspen, Colorado on February 25, 2018. He was survived by his five-year-old son, who, along with an unidentified 29-year-old woman, were airlifted to a Denver hospital with serious injuries in the same incident.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/ct-dan-fegan-nba-agent-killed-colorado-crash-20180225-story.html|title=NBA expresses shock and sadness at death of longtime agent Dan Fegan|first=Des|last=Bieler|publisher=chicagotribune.com|accessdate=February 26, 2018}}
NBA clients
- DeMarcus Cousins
- Monta Ellis
- Kris Humphries
- Chandler Parsons
- Nene Hilario
- Drew Gooden
- Ricky Rubio
- Jason Terry
- Larry Sanders{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9549502/larry-sanders-milwaukee-bucks-final-stages-contract-extension-sources-say-nba|title=Larry Sanders and the Milwaukee Bucks are in the final stages of a contract extension, sources say|author=Marc Stein|date=August 8, 2013|work=ESPN.com|access-date=March 10, 2017}}
- J.J. Barea
- Dwight Howard
- John Wall
References
Further reading
- Abbott, Henry (June 27, 2010) [https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/17234/powerbroker-in-action-dan-fegans-draft-day "Powerbroker in action: Dan Fegan's draft day"] via [https://www.espn.com/ ESPN Sports]; accessed March 10, 2017.
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Category:American sports agents
Category:Yale Law School alumni