First Round Summary
January 17, 2003 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
2003 MLS SUPERDRAFT - Selected Friday, January 17, 2003 Kansas City Convention Center, Bartle Hall
Round 1- 2003 MLS SuperDraft
Pick # Team Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Born Hometown College/Last Club
1 D.C. United Alecko Eskandarian F 5-8 160 07-09-82 Montvale, NJ Virginia
2 MetroStars Ricardo Clark M 5-10 140 02-10-83 Jonesboro, GA Furman
3 Chicago Nate Jaqua F 6-3 180 10-28-81 Eugene, OR Portland
4 *MetroStars Mike Magee F 5-9 150 09-02-84 Long Grove, IL Project-40 / U-17 MNT
5. D.C. United David Stokes D 6-3 195 05-28-82 Dumfries, VA North Carolina
6. San Jose Todd Dunivant D 6-0 174 12-26-80 Wheat Ridge, CO Stanford
7. Columbus Diego Walsh M 6-0 180 12-08-79 Miami, FL SMU
8. Los Angeles Guillermo Gonzalez M 5-11 145 01-04-86 Paramount, CA Project-40 / U-17 MNT
9. New England Pat Noonan F 6-0 170 08-02-80 Ballwin, MO Indiana
10. @Dallas Shavar Thomas D 6-1 195 01-29-81 Kingston, Jamaica Connecticut
* The MetroStars obtained the 4th overall selection from Dallas in exchange for M Brad Davis
@ Dallas obtained the 10th overall selection from Los Angeles in exchange for the 12th and 55th overall selections
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- Crew Drafts Walsh out of SMU - Columbus Crew SC
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- Galaxy Drafts Local Phenom - LA Galaxy
- MetroStars Inject Eight New Exciting Players From 2003 SuperDraft - New York Red Bulls
- Earthquakes Draft Three Stanford Standouts and Make Two Trades in Busy Day at MLS SuperDraft - San Jose Earthquakes
- United Drafts New Talent - D.C. United
- Burn Lands 2002 Rookie of the Year Finalist Brad Davis in Draft Day Deal - FC Dallas
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- Galaxy Acquire 19th Pick, Rights to Chacon - LA Galaxy
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