Matt Slan

Slan Sports Founder & CEO

In 2009, Matt established Slan Sports while working the night-shift cutting sports highlight packages at Rogers Sportsnet. With a Bachelor of Management Degree from Dalhousie University and through his experience working for Canada Basketball, Matt recognized deficiencies in the representation that athletes were receiving. Player agents were acting merely as brokers, interested only in quick paydays and neglecting the long-term outlook of their clients’ careers.

Matt built Slan Sports on three core principles:

• Construct long-term, strategic plans that give clients the best shot to play at the highest level
• Treat every client as an individual who deserves personalized representation
• Care for clients like family

Matt has earned a reputation throughout the basketball industry as being an honest, hard-working agent who helps clients maximize their results. Matt’s background in sports media, coupled with his business management experience, equips Matt with a unique industry perspective to serve his clients and help them achieve their personal and professional goals.

Matt lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife and daughter.

Marko Batina

Vice President, Men’s Basketball

Marko Batina joined Slan Sports after a three year stint as General Manager for Slovakian club, Prievidza. Marko previously enjoyed a 14-year pro basketball career in Croatia, Bosnia and Slovakia. He has an Economics degree from Vern’ University of Applied Sciences in Zagreb, Croatia. Marko is fluent in Croatian, English and Slovak and has an intermediate knowledge of Czech.

Marko resides in Split with his wife and daughter.

Pascual Padilla

Senior Manager, Men’s Basketball

Pascual Padilla joined Slan Sports in April 2019 after a notable coaching and scouting career from 2003 to 2015. His duties were comprised of all aspects of basketball operations, including scheduling, recruiting and player development. He helped form the Chico Rage of the ABA until 2009. In 2015, Padilla began scouting with Soles de Mexicali in Mexico’s LNBP, where his work  helped bring a championship to the organization.

Pascual lives in Chico, California with his wife and 4 children.

Dr. Jason Izraelski

Dr. Jason Izraelski focuses on the bigger picture when it comes to athletic health. He has a unique ability to simplify complicated medical jargon and make it easy to understand so that your diagnosis and plan of management makes sense to the most important person on the journey – you. Taking the complete athletic and injury history into account, Jason will independently help Slan Sports’ clients assess the best course of action in the short and long-term.

Dr. Izraelski is a board certified Sports Specialist Chiropractor and leading authority on sports injury management, strength & conditioning, and long-term athletic development. He has completed a Doctorate of Chiropractic, a Master’s of Science Degree focused on concussions, and long-term athletic development and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada).

Jennifer Colonia

Administrative Assistant

Jennifer is Slan Sports’ administrative assistant, supporting the company with office operations. She creates press releases and social media content, manages online player profiles, and is active in player research and development.