1997 MLS College Draft
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The 1997 Major League Soccer College Draft.
On February 1 and 2, 1997, Major League Soccer held its second annual college draft in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The draft was held in conjunction with the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic. The game was played on Saturday, February 1, 1997 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The first round of the draft took place at halftime and was broadcast live by Prime Sports. The second and third rounds of the draft took place beginning at 9:00 AM EST in the Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton.[1] The 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft took place Sunday afternoon.
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Round 1 [edit]
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Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahj Jakins (D) | Colorado Rapids | UCLA |
| 2 | Mike Fisher (M) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | University of Virginia |
| 3 | Rob Jachym (M) | Columbus Crew | University of Hartford |
| 4 | Alberto Montoya (M) | San Jose Clash | Santa Clara University |
| 5 | Brian Kelly (M) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Duke University |
| 6 | Temoc Suarez (F) | Dallas Burn | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 7 | Brian Johnson (M) | Kansas City Wizards | Fresno State |
| 8 | Mike Mekelburg (M) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | University of South Florida |
| 9 | Steve Jolley (M) | Los Angeles Galaxy | William & Mary College |
| 10 | Danny Care (D) | D.C. United | Clemson University |
Round 2 [edit]
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Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ross Paule (M) | Colorado Rapids | Creighton University |
| 12 | Scott Coufal (GK) | New England Revolution | Indiana University |
| 13 | John Smith (F) | Columbus Crew | Rollins College |
| 14 | Jason Annicchero (D) | San Jose Clash | Santa Clara University |
| 15 | Will Kohler (M) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Harvard University |
| 16 | Alan Branigan (D) | Dallas Burn | Rutgers University |
| 17 | Ike Udeh (F) | Kansas City Wizards | Alabama A&M |
| 18 | PASS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | |
| 19 | Shawn Boney (M) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Southern Connecticut State |
| 20 | Tom Presthus (GK) | D.C. United | Southern Methodist University |
Round 3 [edit]
|
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Mike Feniger (F) | Colorado Rapids | East Stroudsburg |
| 22 | Steve Klein (M) | New England Revolution | Bowling Green State University |
| 23 | Todd DeNault (F) | Columbus Crew | University of South Florida |
| 24 | Chris McDonald (M) | San Jose Clash | University of San Francisco |
| 25 | Andrew Lewis (D) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Princeton University |
| 26 | J.T. Roberts (M) | New England Revolution | Northern Kentucky University |
| 27 | Jake Joy (M) | Kansas City Wizards | Midwestern State University |
| 28 | Musa Shannon (F) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Robert Morris University |
| 29 | Kevin Hartman (GK) | Los Angeles Galaxy | UCLA |
| 30 | Brandon Leib (D) | D.C. United | Georgetown University |
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