1998 MLS College Draft

The 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 31 and February 1, 1998.

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Format

On Saturday, January 31, 1997, Major League Soccer held the first round of its 1998 college draft during the halftime of the Umbro Select All-Star Classic at Lockhart Stadium. The second and third rounds took place Sunday morning at the Airport Hilton in Fort Lauderdale.[1] The 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft took place that afternoon at the same location.

Round 1

Pick

Player

MLS Team

College

1 Leo Cullen (D) Miami Fusion University of Maryland
2 Ritchie Kotschau (D) Chicago Fire George Mason
3 Ben Parry (D) San Jose Clash UNC-Charlotte
4[2] Chris Klein (M) Kansas City Wizards Indiana University
5 Johnny Torres (M) New England Revolution Creighton University
6 Clint Mathis (M) Los Angeles Galaxy University of South Carolina
7 Josh Keller (M) Tampa Bay Mutiny UCLA
8[3] Mike Petke (D) MetroStars Southern Connecticut State
9 Jeff Cunningham (F) Columbus Crew University of South Florida
10 Matt Jordan (GK) Dallas Burn Clemson University
11 Tyrone Marshall (F) Colorado Rapids Florida International University
12 Wade Barrett (M) San Jose Clash William & Mary College

Round 2

Pick

Player

MLS Team

Previous Team

13 Pablo Mastroeni (M) Miami Fusion North Carolina State University
14 Carey Talley (M) D.C. United University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
15[4] Joe Munoz (F) MetroStars Cal State-Bakersfield
16 Billy Walsh (M) MetroStars Rutgers University
17 Jesse Van Saun (F) New England Revolution St. John's University
18 Daniel Hernandez (M) Los Angeles Galaxy Southern Methodist University
19 Chris Houser (D) Tampa Bay Mutiny Southern Connecticut State
20 Tom Hardy (D) Kansas City Wizards Seattle University
21 Andrew Gregor (M) Columbus Crew University of Portland
22 Hans Wittusen (D) Dallas Burn Brown University
23 Jason Boyce (F) Colorado Rapids University of Washington
24 Henrik Nebrelius (F) Columbus Crew University of Tampa

Round 3

Pick

Player

MLS Team

Previous Team

25[5] Matt Caution (F) Dallas Burn Southwest Missouri State University
26 Matt Reis (GK) Los Angeles Galaxy UCLA
27 Caleb Porter (M) San Jose Clash Indiana University
28 Cesidio Colasante (F) MetroStars La Salle University
29 Kevin Coye (D) New England Revolution UCLA
30 Joe Franchino (D) Los Angeles Galaxy University of Washington
31 Bill May (GK) Tampa Bay Mutiny University of Washington
32 Mario Sanchez (M) Kansas City Wizards Fresno State
33 Nick Theslof (M) Columbus Crew UCLA
34[6] R.T. Moore (D) Tampa Bay Mutiny University of Maryland
35 P.J. Brown (D) Colorado Rapids Azusa Pacific
36 Tom McLaughlin (F) New England Revolution Harvard University

References

  1. ^ Umbro Tournament Offers Preview Of Revamped Lockhart
  2. ^ During the 1997 preseason, the Kansas City Wizards traded Mike Sorber to the MetroStars in exchange for this pick and Damian Silvera.
  3. ^ The MetroStars traded Brian Bliss to the Kansas City Wizards for this pick.
  4. ^ The MetroStars traded Braeden Cloutier to the San Jose Clash for this pick.
  5. ^ The Dallas Burn traded its second round 1999 MLS College Draft pick to the Miami Fusion for this pick.
  6. ^ Tampa Bay received this pick from the Dallas Burn in exchange for Peter Hattrup.