Founded in 2013, The BDS Agency, LLC is a nationally respected industry leader specializing in advising, marketing, and representing college basketball coaches to assist them enhance and protect all aspects of their careers. The BDS Agency removes off-the-court pressure from our clients through career counsel, professional development, marketing, job pursuit support, interview preparation, and contract negotiations. With an extensive national network and expertise in coach contract negotiations, The BDS Agency has established a proven track record of success in helping clients advance their careers and maximize both their compensation earnings and contractual protection. The BDS Agency is based in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and is led by Founder and President Brian D. Stanchak.
In addition to his 12 years leading The BDS Agency, Brian possesses 15 years of combined experience as a collegiate Director of Athletics and Division I basketball coach. While serving as an AD, Brian began advising numerous coach friends who needed someone they trusted to help manage difficult situations with their administration, prepare for head coach interviews, and negotiate their contracts. After several of these coaches successfully advanced their careers and enhanced their contracts, Brian recognized that his firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of both college athletic administration and coaching provided uniquely advantageous advantage and expertise to coaches that no other agent in the industry possessed, while also seeing that there was a clear need for an agent who prioritized women’s college basketball coaches.
The BDS Agency is a highly selective boutique agency dedicated to providing individualized, innovative representation to each client, while forming long-term relationships with clients and their families. Understanding the life and demands of a Division I basketball coach himself, Brian focuses on providing a service to coaches that he would have wanted as a coach.
Since 2014, The BDS Agency by the numbers:
- 93 clients have obtained a first-time or new Division I Head Coach position
- 10 clients have obtained a first-time or new Power 4/5 Division I Head Coach position
- 175+ extensions or renegotiations to Division I Head Coach client contracts
- Negotiated $340+ million in client employment contracts
- 35+ current clients have been represented by The BDS Agency for 8+ years