Chicago nabs Libertyville's Brooks in MLL Draft
Published on May 29, 2008 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chicago Machine News Release
The Chicago Machine managed to land a hometown hero at the 2008 Major League Collegiate Draft Wednesday. With a whirlwind of trades, Chicago converted the number-one overall pick and attackman Sean Morris into three first-round picks. One of those picks included former Libertyville prep star Steven Brooks. The Machine also orchestrated a trade for Mike Leveille, brother of Machine star Kevin Leveille and Brooks' teammate at Syracuse University. Brooks and Leveille are coming off a win in the NCAA Division I Championship Game Monday.
Brooks, a first-team All-America, scored 28 goals and had 41 points in his senior season, a campaign that saw him notch five game-winning goals. Mike Leveille, meanwhile, tallied 83 points on 49 goals and 34 assists, also landing first-team All-America honors.
Chicago first dealt Morris to the Boston Cannons for the eighth overall pick of the draft, then traded the first overall selection to Boston in exchange for the number-four and number-six overall picks. After the Cannons took Johns Hopkins' Paul Rabil with the first pick and New Jersey selected Mike Leveille with the third pick, Chicago grabbed Stephen Peyser at four. Brooks, the 2008 NCAA Division I Midfielder of the Year, fell to the Machine at number six. With the number-eight overall pick, Chicago bolstered its midfield with University of Maryland Baltimore County's Terry Kimener.
After adding University of Virginia defensive midfielder Will Barrow with the first pick of the second round, Chicago traded Peyser and the 21st and 30th overall picks in the 2008 draft to New Jersey in exchange for Mike Leveille and the 23rd pick. With the 23rd pick, the Machine added Georgetown attackman Brendan Cannon. Chicago rounded out its draft-day haul with Virginia goalie Bud Petit.
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