MISL Holds Heat Dispersal Draft
Published on July 29, 2003 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release
(WESTPORT, CT. â July 29, 2003) The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) held a dispersal draft of former Harrisburg Heat players on Monday, July 28. The Harrisburg franchise has been declared inactive for the 2003-04 MISL season. Four players from Harrisburg's roster have been placed on a protected list and will revert back to Harrisburg when the franchise is reactivated for the 2004-05 season. The players are David Bascome, Chris D'Amico, Ato Leone, and Genoni Martinez. All nine of the MISL's active teams for the 2003-04 season selected players from the list provided by the MISL. The order of selection was Monterrey, St. Louis and the other teams determined by the order of finish in the 2002-03 regular season.
In all, 39 players were selected in the nine rounds of the draft. Monterrey selected MISL Defenseman of the Year, Genoni Martinez with the first selection overall. St Louis followed by drafting forward Ato Leone. The third pick belonged to the Dallas Sidekicks and they drafted forward Marco Lopez. San Diego had the number four spot in the first round and the Sockers selected defenseman Chris Morman. Kansas City took advantage of their next selection to draft defenseman Matt Tanzini. Harrisburg's leading scorer and All-Star forward David Bascome then went to the MISL Champion Baltimore Blast in the sixth position. Cleveland drafted midfielder Marco Coria, Philadelphia KiXX selected forward Nikola Vignjevic and the Milwaukee Wave rounded out the first round by picking midfielder Kevin Burk.
The 2003 Harrisburg Dispersal Draft Summary: 2003 Harrisburg Dispersal Draft ROUND I TEAM POSITION PLAYER INFO
1 MONTERREY D GENONI MARTINEZ *
2 ST. LOUIS F ATO LEONE *
3 DALLAS F MARCO LOPEZ
4 SAN DIEGO D CHRIS MORMAN
5 KANSAS CITY D MATT TANZINI
6 BALTIMORE F DAVID BASCOME *
7 CLEVELAND M MARCO CORIA
8 PHILADELPHIA F NIKOLA VIGNJEVIC
9 MILWAUKEE M KEVIN BURK
* Protected by Harrisburg if participating in the 2004-05 season
ROUND II TEAM POSITION PLAYER INFO
10 MONTERREY M MIKE HENNING
11 ST. LOUIS F ZE ROBERTO
12 DALLAS F KEVIN JEFFREY
13 SAN DIEGO M JEFF HOUSER
14 KANSAS CITY GK RAUL SALAS
15 BALTIMORE D NEIL GILBERT
16 CLEVELAND F EDUARDO SEBRANGO
17 PHILADELPHIA MATT DEJONG
18 MILWAUKEE F CLINT REGIER
ROUND III TEAM POSITION PLAYER INFO
19 MONTERREY M/D JIM HESCH
20 ST. LOUIS D MATT LITTLE
21 DALLAS D MARTIN HERNANDEZ
22 SAN DIEGO GK CHRIS D' AMICO *
23 KANSAS CITY D OSWALDO MEDINA
24 BALTIMORE D MESHACH WADE
25 CLEVELAND M HORACIO ROBLEDO
26 PHILADELPHIA F GINO DI FLORIO
27 MILWAUKEE GK DOUG PETRAS
ROUND IV TEAM POSITION PLAYER INFO
28 MONTERREY D FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ
29 ST. LOUIS M JAKE ATKIN
30 DALLAS M MARK ROWLAND
31 SAN DIEGO PASS
32 KANSAS CITY F HAYDEN WOODWORTH Amateur Draft pick 2003
33 BALTIMORE BRIAN ROWLAND Amateur Draft pick 2003
34 CLEVELAND NIKI BUDALIC
35 PHILADELPHIA F BYRON CARMICHAEL Amateur Draft pick 2003
36 MILWAUKEE PASS
ROUND V TEAM POSITION PLAYER INFO
37 MONTERREY BRYAN HOPPER Amateur Draft pick 2003
38 ST. LOUIS PASS
39 DALLAS PASS
40 SAN DIEGO PASS
41 KANSAS CITY PASS
42 BALTIMORE PASS
43 CLEVELAND JOE WORTHEN
44 PHILADELPHIA PASS
45 MILWAUKEE PASS
ROUND VI TEAM POSITION PLAYER INFO
46 MONTERREY PASS
47 ST. LOUIS PASS
48 DALLAS PASS
49 SAN DIEGO PASS
50 KANSAS CITY PASS
51 BALTIMORE PASS
52 CLEVELAND F RENATO PEREIRA
53 PHILADELPHIA PASS
54 MILWAUKEE PASS
ROUND VII TEAM POSITION PLAYER INFO
55 MONTERREY PASS
56 ST. LOUIS PASS
57 DALLAS PASS
58 SAN DIEGO PASS
59 KANSAS CITY PASS
60 BALTIMORE PASS
61 CLEVELAND D CARLOS ZAVALA
62 PHILADELPHIA PASS
63 MILWAUKEE PASS
ROUNDVIII TEAM POSITION PLAYER INFO
64 MONTERREY PASS
65 ST. LOUIS PASS
66 DALLAS PASS
67 SAN DIEGO PASS
68 KANSAS CITY PASS
69 BALTIMORE PASS
70 CLEVELAND F RODRIGO COSTA
71 PHILADELPHIA PASS
72 MILWAUKEE PASS
ROUND IX: All teams passed on their chance of selection.
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- MISL Holds Heat Dispersal Draft - MISL 2
- Nogueira, Farace Return to Sockers - San Diego Sockers
- Force Acquires Eight Players In Draft - Cleveland Force
- Force Goalie Records Sixth Shutout - Cleveland Force
- Force Forward Scores First Career A-League Goal - Cleveland Force
- Heat Go Inactive for 2003-04 - MISL 2
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