1998 MLS College Draft

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates The 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 31 and February 1, 1998. The College Draft was followed by the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.

Format

On Saturday, January 31, 1998, Major League Soccer held the first round of its 1998 college draft during the halftime of the Umbro Select All-Star Classic at Lockhart Stadium. The second and third rounds took place Sunday morning at the Airport Hilton in Fort Lauderdale. The 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft took place that afternoon at the same location.

Changes from 1997

• 1998 expansion teams Miami Fusion and Chicago Fire were awarded the first and second selections in each round.

*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

Round 1

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	Miami Fusion	Leo Cullen	D	University of Maryland
2	Chicago Fire	Ritchie Kotschau	D	George Mason
3	San Jose Clash	Ben Parry	D	UNC-Charlotte
4	Kansas City Wizards	Chris Klein	M	Indiana University
5	New England Revolution	Johnny Torres	M	Creighton University
6	Los Angeles Galaxy	Clint Mathis	M	University of South Carolina
7	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Josh Keller	M	UCLA
8	MetroStars	Mike Petke	D	Southern Connecticut State
9	Columbus Crew	Jeff Cunningham	F	University of South Florida
10	Dallas Burn	Matt Jordan	GK	Clemson University
11	Colorado Rapids	Tyrone Marshall	F	Florida International University
12	San Jose Clash	Wade Barrett	M	William & Mary College

Round 2

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
13	Miami Fusion	Pablo Mastroeni	M	North Carolina State University
14	D.C. United	Carey Talley	M	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
15	MetroStars	Joe Munoz	F	Cal State-Bakersfield
16	MetroStars	Billy Walsh	M	Rutgers University
17	New England Revolution	Jesse Van Saun	F	St. John's University
18	Los Angeles Galaxy	Daniel Hernandez	M	Southern Methodist University
19	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Chris Houser	D	Southern Connecticut State
20	Kansas City Wizards	Tom Hardy	D	Seattle University
21	Columbus Crew	Andrew Gregor	M	University of Portland
22	Dallas Burn	Hans Wittusen	D	Brown University
23	Colorado Rapids	Jason Boyce	F	University of Washington
24	Columbus Crew	Henrik Nebrelius	F	University of Tampa

Round 3

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
25	Dallas Burn	Matt Caution	F	Southwest Missouri State University
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	Matt Reis	GK	UCLA
27	San Jose Clash	Caleb Porter	M	Indiana University
28	MetroStars	Cesidio Colasante	F	La Salle University
29	New England Revolution	Kevin Coye	D	UCLA
30	Los Angeles Galaxy	Joe Franchino	D	University of Washington
31	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Bill May	GK	University of Washington
32	Kansas City Wizards	Mario Sanchez	M	Fresno State
33	Columbus Crew	Nick Theslof	M	UCLA
34	Tampa Bay Mutiny	R.T. Moore	D	University of Maryland
35	Colorado Rapids	P.J. Brown	D	Azusa Pacific
36	New England Revolution	Tom McLaughlin	F	Harvard University

Notable undrafted players

• Joe Cannon (GK, UC Santa Barbara) — 86 career MLS shutouts; MLS Goalkeeper of the Year (2002, 2004)
• Jimmy Conrad (DF, UCLA) — 288 MLS appearances, MLS Best XI (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)

External links

• Umbro Tournament Offers Preview Of Revamped Lockhart

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