MLS Teams Continue Building 2008 Rosters with Supplemental Draft Selections
January 24, 2008 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK (Thursday, January 24, 2008) - With the start of the 2008 MLS regular season just two months away, teams are busy strengthening their rosters heading into training camp. All 14 teams took another step towards completing their rosters with selections in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft, which concluded Thursday afternoon.
A total of 51 players were selected in the four-round draft, which was held via teleconference from the League headquarters. All players who met draft eligibility requirements that were not selected in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft - which was held on Friday, Jan. 18 - and additional players nominated by teams were eligible for selection in the Supplemental Draft. The original order of the four-round MLS Supplemental Draft is determined from the reverse order of finish following the 2007 season.
This Saturday, Jan. 26, Major League Soccer clubs are permitted to begin preseason training. Not all teams will take the field on that day, but during the next two months, each team's 2008 roster will begin take shape. First Kick, which is the official moniker for the first weekend of the MLS regular season, is March 29 and 30, but several clubs will play in significant tournaments prior to First Kick. By March 3 all 14 teams will have to be roster and salary budget compliant, meaning they must be at or under the 28-player roster maximum and must fall under the League's salary cap requirement.
The complete order of the picks can be found below, and will appear on the web site at the following link: http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/scoreboard/supplementaldraft/2008/search.jsp
ROUND-BY-ROUND SELECTIONS:
Round 1
Pick Team Player Position School
1 San Jose Earthquakes Adam Smarte F Univ. Cal- Santa Cruz
2 Toronto FC Xavier Balc F Ohio State
3 Colorado Rapids Kevin Forrest F Washington
4 Los Angeles Galaxy Michael Gavin D Portland
5 Colorado Rapids Cesar Zambrano M Illinois-Chicago
6 Columbus Crew Billy Chiles GK Towson State
7 New York Red Bulls Danleigh Borman M Univ. of Rhode Island
8 New England Revolution Mkokheli Dube F Coastal Carolina University
9 Chivas USA Kraig Chiles F San Diego State
10 D.C. United Brandon Owens D UCLA
11 Kansas City Wizards Pat Healey M Towson State
12 Chicago Fire Kai Kasiguran M Messiah College
13 New England Revolution Chris Tierney D Univ. of Virginia
14 Houston Dynamo Johnny Alcaraz M Westmont College
Round 2
Pick Team Player Position School
1 San Jose Earthquakes Tim Bohnenkamp F Creighton
2 Toronto FC pass
3 Real Salt Lake Tino Nunez F Univ. of California-Santa Barbara
4 Los Angeles Galaxy Charles Alamo GK Cal-Riverside
5 Colorado Rapids Mike Graczyk GK New Mexico
6 Columbus Crew Cory Elenio M Evansville
7 New York Red Bulls Michael Palacio M Stonybrook
8 FC Dallas Yannick Reyering F Univ. of Virginia
9 Chivas USA Javier Ayala-Hill F Cal State
10 D.C. United Dan Stratford M West Virginia
11 Kansas City Wizards Vicente Arze M Mercer
12 Chicago Fire Adrian Bumbut F Liberty
13 New England Revolution Kyle Altman M Trinity
14 Houston Dynamo Craig Thompson F Col. School of Mines
Round 3
Pick Team Players Position School
1 San Jose Earthquakes Greg Curry D Univ. of California-Santa Barbara
2 Toronto FC pass
3 Real Salt Lake Kevin Reiman M Michigan St.
4 Los Angeles Galaxy Greg Folk D UCLA
5 Colorado Rapids Daniel Antunez M Hartford
6 Columbus Crew Lukasz Tumicz F Univ. of Rhode Island
7 New York Red Bulls John Gilkerson D Winthrop
8 FC Dallas Ben Shuleva D SMU
9 Chivas USA El-Hadj Cisse M NC State
10 Columbus Crew Zola Short F Univ. of Virginia
11 Kansas City Wizards Tom Gray M Monmouth
12 Chicago Fire Zach Pope M Duke
13 New England Revolution Saidi Isaac F Winthrop
14 Houston Dynamo Kieran Hall M Fort Lewis
Round 4
Pick Team Players Position School
1 San Jose Earthquakes Tim Jepsen D Duke
2 Toronto FC pass
3 Real Salt Lake Kenny Anaba F Cincinnati
4 Los Angeles Galaxy Daniel De Geer M San Francisco
5 Chicago Fire Steve Bode D Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
6 Chicago Fire Tim Conway M Nyack College
7 New York Red Bulls Manuel Laurent D Brown
8 FC Dallas pass
9 Chivas USA Andre Sherard D UNC
10 D.C. United James Thorpe GK Franklin-Pierce
11 Kansas City Wizards Andrew Kartunen GK Stanford
12 Chicago Fire Melford James, Jr. GK Montevallo
13 New England Revolution pass
14 Houston Dynamo James Georgeff F UCF
TEAM-BY-TEAM SELECTIONS:
Chicago Fire (6): M - Kai Kasiguran (Messiah College), F - Adrian Bumbut (Liberty University), M - Zach Pope (Duke University), D - Steve Bode (Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), M - Timothy Conway (Nyack College), GK - Melford James Jr. (University of Montevallo)
Chivas USA (4): F - Kraig Chiles (San Diego State University), F - Javier Ayala-Hill (California State), M - El Hadj-Cisse (North Carolina State University), D - Andre Sherard (University of North Carolina)
Colorado Rapids (4): F - Kevin Forrest (University of Washington), M - Cesar Zambrano (Univ. of Illinois-Chicago), GK - Mike Graczyk (University of New Mexico), M - Daniel Antunez (University of Hartford),
Columbus Crew (4): GK - Billy Chiles (Towson State), M - Corey Elenio (Evansville), F - Lukasz Tumicz (University of Rhode Island), F/D - Zola Short (University of Virginia)
D.C. United (3): D - Brandon Owens (UCLA), M - Dan Stratford (West Virginia University), GK - James Thorpe (Franklin Pierce)
FC Dallas (2): F - Yannick Reyering (University of Virginia), M/D - Ben Shuleva (Southern Methodist University)
Houston Dynamo (4): M - Johnny Alcaraz (Westmont College), F - Craig Thompson (Colorado School of Mines), M - Kieran Hall (Fort Lewis College), F - James Georgeff (University of Central Florida)
Kansas City Wizards (4): M - Pat Healey (Towson University), M - Vicente Arze (Mercer University), M - Tom Gray (Monmouth University), GK - Andrew Kartunen (Stanford University)
Los Angeles Galaxy (4): D - Michael Gavin (Portland University), GK - Charles Alamo (Univ. of California-Riverside), D - Greg Folk (UCLA), F/M - Daniel De Geer (University of San Francisco)
New England Revolution (4): F - Mkokheli Dube (Coastal Carolina University), D - Chris Tierney (University of Virginia), M - Kyle Altman (Trinity University), F - Saidi Isaac (Winthrop University),
New York Red Bulls (4): M - Danleigh Borman (University of Rhode Island), M - Michael Palacio (Stonybrook University), D - John Gilkerson (Winthrop University), D/M - Manuel Laurent (Brown University)
Real Salt Lake (3): F - Tino Nunez (Univ. of California-Santa Barbara), M - Kevin Reiman (Michigan State University), F - Kenny Anaba (Cincinnati University),
San Jose Earthquakes (4): F - Adam Smarte (Univ. of California-Santa Cruz), F - Tim Bohnenkamp (Creighton University), D - Greg Curry (Univ. of California-Santa Barbara), D - Tim Jepsen (Duke University)
Toronto FC (1): F - Xavier Balc (Ohio State University)
Major League Soccer Stories from January 24, 2008
- Chicago Fire Select Six in 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft - Chicago Fire FC
- Two Fire Players Called Back to U.S. Men's National Team Camp - Chicago Fire FC
- RSL Kicks Off 2008 Preseason Practice Sunday at Spence Eccles Field House - Real Salt Lake
- San Jose Earthquakes add 4 players in 2008 MLS supplemental draft - San Jose Earthquakes
- Revolution takes 4 in MLS supplemental draft - New England Revolution
- Red Bulls add 4 players via MLS supplemental draft - New York Red Bulls
- Crew selects 4 in Thursday's 2008 supplemental draft - Columbus Crew SC
- Rapids pick up 4 players in 2008 MLS supplemental draft - Colorado Rapids
- Dynamo selects midfielders, forwards in MLS supplemental draft - Houston Dynamo FC
- Crew accepts transfer offer for defender Marcos Gonzalez - Columbus Crew SC
- MLS Teams Continue Building 2008 Rosters with Supplemental Draft Selections - MLS
- Four Real Salt Lake Players Called into U.S. National Team Camps - Real Salt Lake
- Red Bulls forward Jozy Altidore Called Into U.S. U-23 Camp - New York Red Bulls
- Mexican Ollympic Team to Play Australia at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland - San Jose Earthquakes
- Jobs, Dreams at Stake as MLS Clubs Open Preseason Training - MLS
- 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft is today - Columbus Crew SC
- Rapids Sign American Defender Chase Hilgenbrinck - Colorado Rapids
- Franchino re-signs, athletic training staff reorganized and Noonan transfers overseas - New England Revolution
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