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NCAA compliance, as it relates to agents and student-athletes, is crucial to maintaining eligibility. Agents are prohibited from entering into any (e.g., written, verbal, future) agreement with current student-athletes. Agents may never provide benefits of any kind to student-athletes or their relatives or friends. It is our expectation that Montana State student-athletes and any agents wishing to contact them will abide by these restrictions.
All agents seeking to have contact with Montana State student-athletes must register with Bobcat Compliance prior to having any contact with a student-athlete or their families. All agents are required to abide by the Montana State University Athlete-Agent Policy at all times.
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Montana State University Athlete Agent Policy
It is essential for Bobcat Athletics to be able to provide documentation that contact between our student-athletes and agents is in compliance with NCAA rules. Bobcat Compliance is happy to facilitate correspondence between registered agents and Montana State student-athletes. We appreciate your cooperation in this regard. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sean Dotson, Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at sean.dotson@msubobcats.com or 406.994.5279.
Relevant NCAA Regulations*
12.3.1 - General Rule.
An individual shall be ineligible for participation in an intercollegiate sport if he or she ever has agreed (orally or in writing) to be represented by an agent for the purpose of marketing his or her athletics ability or reputation in that sport. Further, an agency contract not specifically limited in writing to a sport or particular sports shall be deemed applicable to all sports, and the individual shall be ineligible to participate in any sport.
12.3.1.1 - Representation for Future Negotiations.
An individual shall be ineligible per Bylaw 12.3.1 if he or she enters into a verbal or written agreement with an agent for representation in future professional sports negotiations that are to take place after the individual has completed his or her eligibility in that sport.
12.3.1.4 - Benefits from Prospective Agents.
An individual shall be ineligible per Bylaw 12.3.1 if he or she (or his or her relatives or friends) accepts transportation or other benefits from:
a. Any person who represents any individual in the marketing of his or her athletics ability. The receipt of such expenses constitutes compensation based on athletics skill and is an extra benefit not available to the student body in general; or
b. An agent, even if the agent has indicated that he or she has no interest in representing the student-athlete in the marketing of his or her athletics ability or reputation and does not represent individuals in the student- athlete's sport.
12.3.1.5 - Exception -- Career Counseling and Internship/Job Placement Services.
A student-athlete may use career counseling and internship/job placement services available exclusively to student-athletes, provided the student-athlete is not placed in a position in which the student-athlete uses his or her athletics ability.
*Limited Exceptions for Men's Basketball
All agents seeking to have contact with Montana State student-athletes must register with Bobcat Compliance prior to having any contact with a student-athlete or their families. All agents are required to abide by the Montana State University Athlete-Agent Policy at all times.
Agent Registration Form
Montana State University Athlete Agent Policy
It is essential for Bobcat Athletics to be able to provide documentation that contact between our student-athletes and agents is in compliance with NCAA rules. Bobcat Compliance is happy to facilitate correspondence between registered agents and Montana State student-athletes. We appreciate your cooperation in this regard. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sean Dotson, Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at sean.dotson@msubobcats.com or 406.994.5279.
Relevant NCAA Regulations*
12.3.1 - General Rule.
An individual shall be ineligible for participation in an intercollegiate sport if he or she ever has agreed (orally or in writing) to be represented by an agent for the purpose of marketing his or her athletics ability or reputation in that sport. Further, an agency contract not specifically limited in writing to a sport or particular sports shall be deemed applicable to all sports, and the individual shall be ineligible to participate in any sport.
12.3.1.1 - Representation for Future Negotiations.
An individual shall be ineligible per Bylaw 12.3.1 if he or she enters into a verbal or written agreement with an agent for representation in future professional sports negotiations that are to take place after the individual has completed his or her eligibility in that sport.
12.3.1.4 - Benefits from Prospective Agents.
An individual shall be ineligible per Bylaw 12.3.1 if he or she (or his or her relatives or friends) accepts transportation or other benefits from:
a. Any person who represents any individual in the marketing of his or her athletics ability. The receipt of such expenses constitutes compensation based on athletics skill and is an extra benefit not available to the student body in general; or
b. An agent, even if the agent has indicated that he or she has no interest in representing the student-athlete in the marketing of his or her athletics ability or reputation and does not represent individuals in the student- athlete's sport.
12.3.1.5 - Exception -- Career Counseling and Internship/Job Placement Services.
A student-athlete may use career counseling and internship/job placement services available exclusively to student-athletes, provided the student-athlete is not placed in a position in which the student-athlete uses his or her athletics ability.
*Limited Exceptions for Men's Basketball
