1998 MLS College Draft

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

Format

On Saturday, January 31, 1998, 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. The 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft took place that afternoon at the same location.

Changes from 1997

• 1998 expansion teams Miami Fusion and Chicago Fire were awarded the first and second selections in each round.

*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

Round 1

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	Miami Fusion	Leo Cullen	D	University of Maryland
2	Chicago Fire	Ritchie Kotschau	D	George Mason
3	San Jose Clash	Ben Parry	D	UNC-Charlotte
4	Kansas City Wizards[R1 trade 1]	Chris Klein	M	Indiana University
5	New England Revolution	Johnny Torres	M	Creighton University
6	Los Angeles Galaxy	Clint Mathis	M	University of South Carolina
7	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Josh Keller	M	UCLA
8	MetroStars[R1 trade 2]	Mike Petke	D	Southern Connecticut State
9	Columbus Crew	Jeff Cunningham	F	University of South Florida
10	Dallas Burn	Matt Jordan	GK	Clemson University
11	Colorado Rapids	Tyrone Marshall	F	Florida International University
12	San Jose Clash[R1 trade 3]	Wade Barrett	M	William & Mary College

Round 1 trades

1. #4: MetroStars → Kansas City Wizards. 3 February 1997: Kansas City Wizards acquired this first-round pick and midfielder Damian Silvera from MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Mike Sorber.[ref 1]
2. #8: Kansas City Wizards → MetroStars. 31 January 1998: MetroStars acquired this first-round selection from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Brian Bliss.[ref 2]
3. #12: D.C. United → San Jose Clash. 15 May 1997: San Jose Clash acquired this first-round pick and defender Arnold Cruz from D.C. United in exchange for defender Benedict Iroha.[ref 3]

Round 2

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
13	Miami Fusion	Pablo Mastroeni	M	North Carolina State University
14	D.C. United[R2 trade 1]	Carey Talley	M	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
15	MetroStars[R2 trade 2]	Joe Munoz	F	Cal State-Bakersfield
16	MetroStars	Billy Walsh	M	Rutgers University
17	New England Revolution	Jesse Van Saun	F	St. John's University
18	Los Angeles Galaxy	Daniel Hernandez	M	Southern Methodist University
19	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Chris Houser	D	Southern Connecticut State
20	Kansas City Wizards	Tom Hardy	D	Seattle University
21	Columbus Crew	Andrew Gregor	M	University of Portland
22	Dallas Burn	Hans Wittusen	D	Brown University
23	Colorado Rapids	Jason Boyce	F	University of Washington
24	Columbus Crew[R2 trade 3]	Henrik Nebrelius	F	University of Tampa

Round 2 trades

1. #14: Chicago Fire → D.C. United. 6 January 1998: D.C. United acquired this second-round selection and forward A.J. Wood from Chicago Fire in exchange for a first-round pick (#11) in the 1999 MLS College Draft, a second-round pick (#23) in the 1999 College Draft (both picks originally "future considerations"), and midfielder Jesse Marsch.[ref 4]
2. #15: San Jose Clash → MetroStars. 31 January 1998: MetroStars acquired this second-round pick from San Jose Clash in exchange for midfielder Braeden Cloutier.[ref 2]
3. #24: D.C. United → Columbus Crew. Date Needed: Columbus Crew acquired this second-round selection from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round pick (#21) in the 1999 MLS College Draft.[ref 5] More information needed.

Round 3

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
25	Dallas Burn[R3 trade 1]	Matt Caution	F	Southwest Missouri State University
26	Los Angeles Galaxy[R3 trade 2]	Matt Reis	GK	UCLA
27	San Jose Clash	Caleb Porter	M	Indiana University
28	MetroStars	Cesidio Colasante	F	La Salle University
29	New England Revolution	Kevin Coye	D	UCLA
30	Los Angeles Galaxy	Joe Franchino	D	University of Washington
31	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Bill May	GK	University of Washington
32	Kansas City Wizards	Mario Sanchez	M	Fresno State
33	Columbus Crew	Nick Theslof	M	UCLA
34	Tampa Bay Mutiny[R3 trade 3]	R.T. Moore	D	University of Maryland
35	Colorado Rapids	P.J. Brown	D	Azusa Pacific
36	New England Revolution[R3 trade 4]	Tom McLaughlin	F	Harvard University

Round 3 trades

1. #25: Miami Fusion → Dallas Burn. Date Needed: Dallas Burn acquired this third-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a second-round pick (#18) in the 1999 MLS College Draft.[ref 6] More information needed.
2. #26: Chicago Fire → Los Angeles Galaxy. Date Needed: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this third-round selection from Chicago Fire in exchange for a second-round pick (#16) in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.[ref 6] More information needed.
3. #34: Dallas Burn → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 31 January 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this third-round selection and a first-round pick (#6) in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft from Dallas Burn in exchange for forward Peter Hattrup.[ref 7]
4. #36: D.C. United. → New England Revolution. Date Needed: New England Revolution acquired this third-round selection from D.C. United in exchange for a first-round selection in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.[ref 6] More information needed.

Notable undrafted players

• Joe Cannon (GK, UC Santa Barbara) — 86 career MLS shutouts; MLS Goalkeeper of the Year (2002, 2004)
• Jimmy Conrad (DF, UCLA) — 288 MLS appearances, MLS Best XI (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)

References

1. "MLS: Sorber traded to MetroStars". Soccer America. 3 February 1997. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
2. "MLS: 1998 Collegiate Draft First Round". Soccer America. 31 January 1998. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
3. "MLS: Clash, United trade defenders". Soccer America. 15 May 1997. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
4. "D.C. United All-Time Player Transactions". D.C. United. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
5. "Columbus Crew Draft History". Columbus Crew. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
6. "MLS: Complete 1998 Collegiate Draft Results". Soccer America. 1 February 1998. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
7. "MLS: Mutiny trade Hattrup to Dallas". Soccer America. 31 January 1997. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

External links

• Umbro Tournament Offers Preview Of Revamped Lockhart