Bill Duffy is a retired professional basketball player and

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specializing in the representation of professional basketball players in the

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Career

Basketball

Duffy is a former basketball player, and played basketball at

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and was later transferred to

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private university, private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university' ...

. He was selected by the

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in the fifth round of the

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(the team's fourth pick that year).

Sports management

In 1985 Duffy's childhood friend,

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legend

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helped him sign his first client,

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receiver

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. Duffy founded Walnut Creek based BDA Sports Management. Later he founded BDA Sports International together with Rade Filipovich. BDA represents stars such as

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Personal life

Duffy lives in the Bay Area, in Northern California with his wife and five children. He is

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References

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