Chris Coates is the President and Founder of Coates Sports Management. Coates Sports Management was founded in March of 2002. He graduated from Keene State College where he was a student athlete and a 2-time All-American basketball player. After College he pursued a professional basketball career overseas playing in Australia, France, Norway and Hungary. Mr. Coates also played in the minor leagues of the USA consisting of the XBA and the USBL. Mr. Coates created the “ CSM “ company to help employ and expose other aspiring athletes to the professional world of sports. Click here to view the professional basketball profile of Mr. Coates.

Greg Linton of T3 Sports is CSM’s direct contacting agent for Professional Women’s Basketball and NFL football. Mr. Linton is a WNBA/NFL certified agent who also has many contacts through-out Europe and Asia. Greg Linton partnered with Coates Sports Management in March of 2005. Greg Linton attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a scholarship in his junior year to play football and was also the University of Kentucky's women's basketball team manager. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor's degree in economics and a duel minor in business administration and sports management. His background in finance allows him to help his clients fully prepare for their professional careers even after their playing days are over.

Brendan Flanagan has served as a talent recruiter for CSM since the first day of operations in March of 2002. Mr. Flanagan currently works out of the CSM west coast office in Los Gatos, California. Mr. Flanagan is also the coach of the Coates Sports Management Pro All Star Team. Mr. Flanagan played college basketball at SUNY New-Paltz for a year. He earned a degree in business management and computer science from the university of SUNY New-Paltz.