Claim: Michael Nanchoff was drafted in the first round (8th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and made his professional debut on June 4, 2011, as a late substitute in a 2–0 loss to Real Salt Lake.
Evidence: Nanchoff was drafted in the first round (8th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, thereby helping Akron set a record for the most players drafted in the first round and the most players drafted overall from one school in an MLS SuperDraft. After missing the first several months of the season with an injury, he made his professional debut on June 4, 2011, as a late substitute in a 2–0 loss to Real Salt Lake.