# 2002 MLS SuperDraft

The 2002 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 10, 2002 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
One month earlier, MLS had contracted two clubs: Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion. In conjunction with the contraction, the league conducted both an allocation draft and a dispersal draft in which the top 2002 SuperDraft picks of Tampa Bay and Miami, as well as players from those clubs, were made available to remaining MLS clubs.

## Allocation draft

MLS distributed the players of the Miami Fusion and the Tampa Bay Mutiny to the rest of the league via an allocation draft that took place on January 11, 2002, where teams with excess allocations were allowed to select from their players; the participants and the selection order for the draft were announced three days before the draft was conducted.
| Pick | MLS Team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
| 1 | Colorado Rapids | Pablo Mastroeni | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |
| 2 | New England Revolution | Mamadou Diallo | Forward | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 3 | D.C. United | Nick Rimando | Goalkeeper | Miami Fusion |
| 4 | MetroStars | Diego Serna | Forward | Miami Fusion |
| 5 | New England Revolution | Carlos Llamosa | Defender | Miami Fusion |
| 6 | New England Revolution | Steve Ralston | Midfielder | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 7 | Dallas Burn | #1 Pick, 2002 MLS SuperDraft | -- | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | Devin Barclay | Forward | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 9 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Tyrone Marshall | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |

### Trades

* ↑ #8: Los Angeles Galaxy → San Jose Earthquakes. 11 January 2002: San Jose acquired this selection from Los Angeles in exchange for the #9 selection and a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #9: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 11 January 2002: Los Angeles acquired this selection and a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose in exchange for the #8 selection.

## Dispersal draft

Players who were not selected in the allocation draft were automatically assigned to the dispersal draft, which was held hours after the allocation draft occurred.

### Round 1

| Pick | MLS Team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
| 1 | Colorado Rapids | Chris Henderson | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |
| 2 | New England Revolution | Jim Rooney | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |
| 3 | D.C. United | Lazo Alavanja | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |
| 4 | Kansas City Wizards | Eric Quill | Midfielder | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 5 | Dallas Burn | Josh Keller | Midfielder | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 6 | MetroStars | #3 pick, 2002 MLS SuperDraft | -- | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | Brian Dunseth | Defender | Miami Fusion |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | #10 pick, 2002 MLS SuperDraft | -- | Miami Fusion |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | Eric Denton | Defender | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | PASS | -- | -- |

#### Trades

* ↑ #9: Los Angeles Galaxy → Columbus Crew. 11 January 2002: Columbus acquired this selection from Los Angeles in exchange for a conditional selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.

### Round 2

| Pick | MLS Team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | Kyle Beckerman | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |
| 12 | New England Revolution | Alex Pineda Chacon | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |
| 13 | D.C. United | PASS | -- | -- |
| 14 | Kansas City Wizards | Preki | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |
| 15 | Dallas Burn | Jeff Cassar | Goalkeeper | Miami Fusion |
| 16 | MetroStars | PASS | -- | -- |
| 17 | Columbus Crew | PASS | -- | -- |
| 18 | Chicago Fire | PASS | -- | -- |
| 19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | PASS | -- | -- |
| 20 | San Jose Earthquakes | PASS | -- | -- |

### Round 3

| Pick | MLS Team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | PASS | -- | -- |
| 22 | New England Revolution | Shaker Asad | Midfielder | Miami Fusion |
| 23 | D.C. United | PASS | -- | -- |
| 24 | Kansas City Wizards | PASS | -- | -- |
| 25 | Dallas Burn | PASS | -- | -- |
| 26 | MetroStars | PASS | -- | -- |
| 27 | Columbus Crew | PASS | -- | -- |
| 28 | Chicago Fire | PASS | -- | -- |
| 29 | Los Angeles Galaxy | PASS | -- | -- |
| 30 | San Jose Earthquakes | PASS | -- | -- |

## SuperDraft
### Key

| * | Denotes a player contracted under the Project-40 program |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game |
| § | Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year |
| † | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
| ~ | Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP |

### Round 1

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 1 | Dallas Burn | Chris Gbandi | D | University of Connecticut |
| 2 | New England Revolution | Taylor Twellman^†~ | F | 1860 Munich |
| 3 | MetroStars | Brad Davis*^† | M | St. Louis University (P-40) |
| 4 | D.C. United | Justin Mapp*^† | M | Project-40 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | Kelly Gray* | M | University of Portland (P-40) |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | Luchi Gonzalez | F | Southern Methodist University |
| 7 | MetroStars | Mansour Ndiaye | M | University of Connecticut |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | Kyle Martino*^§ | M | University of Virginia (P-40) |
| 9 | Dallas Burn | Carl Bussey | D | Southern Methodist University |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | Billy Sleeth | D | University of Washington |
| 11 | D.C. United | Daouda Kanté | D | Florida International University |
| 12 | Dallas Burn | Lee Morrison | D | Stanford University |

#### Trades

* ↑ #1: Tampa Bay Mutiny → Dallas Burn. 2002-01-11: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft.
* ↑ #2: Colorado Rapids → Tampa Bay Mutiny → New England Revolution. ...On 2001-06-28, Tampa Bay had acquired this pick, goalkeeper Adin Brown, and defender Scott Vermillion from Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielder Carlos Valderrama, goalkeeper Scott Garlick and defender Ritchie Kotschau. More information needed.
* ↑ #3: New England Revolution → Colorado Rapids? → Tampa Bay Mutiny → MetroStars. 2002-01-11: MetroStars acquired this first-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft. More information needed.
* ↑ #5: Kansas City Wizards → Chicago Fire. 2002-02-08: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round pick from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for midfielder Diego Gutiérrez and a sixth-round pick in the 2002 SuperDraft.
* ↑ #6: Dallas Burn → San Jose Earthquakes. 2002-02-10: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this first-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for two first-round selections (#9 and #12) in the 2002 SuperDraft.
* ↑ #9: Chicago Fire → San Jose Earthquakes → Dallas Burn. 2002-02-10: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick and the #12 first-round pick from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2002 SuperDraft. On 2000-03-15, San Jose had acquired this pick, two second-round picks in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, and future considerations from Chicago Fire in exchange for an allocation. Chicago used the allocation to sign Hristo Stoichkov.
* ↑ #10: Miami Fusion → Chicago Fire. 2002-01-11: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round pick from Miami Fusion in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft.
* ↑ #11: Los Angeles Galaxy → D.C. United. 2002-01-12: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick, a second-round pick, and a second-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for forward Chris Albright and a second-round pick in the 2002 SuperDraft.
* ↑ #12: San Jose Earthquakes → Dallas Burn. 2002-02-10: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick and the #9 first-round pick from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2002 SuperDraft.

### Round 2

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 13 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Hemir Neibles | M | Brooklyn Knights |
| 14 | New England Revolution | Shalrie Joseph^† | M | St. John's University |
| 15 | Dallas Burn | Jordan Stone* | M | Project-40 |
| 16 | Colorado Rapids | Danny Jackson | D | University of North Carolina |
| 17 | Chicago Fire | Craig Capano* | M | Project-40 |
| 18 | Dallas Burn | Matt Behncke | D | Princeton University |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | Jeff Stewart | D | Santa Clara University |
| 20 | Columbus Crew | Jeff Matteo | M | St. John's University |
| 21 | New England Revolution | Ian Fuller | F | Clemson University |
| 22 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Bryheem Hancock | G | University of Connecticut |
| 23 | Columbus Crew | Jon Busch† | G | Hershey Wildcats |
| 24 | D.C. United | Mike McGinty | G | Richmond Kickers |
| 25 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Gavin Glinton | F | Bradley University |

#### Trades

* ↑ #13: Tampa Bay Mutiny → Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2001-04-02: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick and a first-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Robin Fraser. The trade was originally announced as Fraser in exchange for second-round SuperDraft picks in 2002, 2003, and 2004. However, a Galaxy press release on 13 January 2003 stated that the 2003 pick had become a first-round selection. There was no 2004 draft pick traded between Los Angeles and Colorado. On 2000-04-19, Colorado acquired this pick and a third-round pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for midfielder Kevin Anderson.
* ↑ #14: Colorado Rapids → New England Revolution. 2001-03-19: New England Revolution acquired this second-round pick, forward Matt Okoh, and defender Alan Woods from Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielders Imad Baba and Carlos Parra.
* ↑ #15: New England Revolution → Miami Fusion → Dallas Burn. 2001-05-10: Dallas Burn acquired this second-round pick and another second-round pick (#23) in the 2002 SuperDraft from Miami in exchange for midfielder Lazo Alavanja. The #23 pick was to have been in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft but was converted to 2002 after the Miami franchise was contracted. More information needed on the trade from New England to Miami.
* ↑ #16: D.C. United → Tampa Bay Mutiny → Colorado Rapids → MetroStars → Colorado Rapids. 2000-05-26: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this pick, two first-round selections in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, and midfielder John Maessner from D.C. United in exchange for forward Raúl Díaz Arce and forward Pete Marino. On 2001-03-30, Colorado Rapids acquired this pick and a third-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for forward Gus Kartes. The 2003 SuperDraft pick was converted to pick #28 in the 2002 SuperDraft when Tampa Bay was contracted following the 2001 season. 2001-04-19: MetroStars acquired this pick from Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielder Chris Dawes. 2001-08-09: Colorado Rapids re-acquired this selection and midfielder Steve Shak from MetroStars in exchange for a third-round selection (#29) in the 2002 SuperDraft and midfielder Ross Paule.
* ↑ #17: Kansas City Wizards → San Jose Earthquakes → Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2002-02-10: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round selection from Dallas Burn in exchange for future considerations, which were later revealed as the MLS rights to midfielder Ronnie O'Brien. On 2002-02-08, Dallas had acquired this pick and forward Ronald Cerritos from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for forward Ariel Graziani and salary cap relief. On 2001-03-13, San Jose had acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, and a third-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, also originally a conditional selection, from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Mike Burns.
* ↑ #19: MetroStars → Colorado Rapids. 2002-01-11: Colorado Rapids acquired this second-round selection, a third-round pick (#29) in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, and midfielder Mark Chung from MetroStars in exchange for the #4 selection in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft
* ↑ #21: Chicago Fire → New England Revolution. 2001-05-03: New England Revolution acquired this second-round pick, originally a conditional selection, and forward John Wolyniec from Chicago Fire in exchange for forward Eric Wynalda. Confirmation needed.
* ↑ #22: Miami Fusion → D.C. United → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2002-01-12: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick and forward Chris Albright from D.C. United in exchange for first-round and second-round picks in the 2002 SuperDraft and a second-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft On 2001-02-05, D.C. United had acquired this pick from Miami Fusion in exchange for the #18 pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #23: Miami Fusion (2003) → Dallas Burn → Columbus Crew. 2002-01-15: Columbus Crew acquired this second-round selection from Dallas Burn in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2002 SuperDraft and defender Tenywa Bonseu. On 2001-05-10, Dallas had acquired this second-round pick and another second-round pick (#15) in the 2002 SuperDraft from Miami in exchange for midfielder Lazo Alavanja. This #23 pick was to have been in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft but was converted to 2002 after the Miami franchise was contracted.
* ↑ #24: Los Angeles Galaxy → D.C. United. 2002-01-12: D.C. United acquired this second-round pick, a first-round pick, and a second-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for forward Chris Albright and a second-round pick in the 2002 SuperDraft.
* ↑ #25: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2002-01-11: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick and the #9 selection in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the #8 selection in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft.

### Round 3

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 26 | Chicago Fire | Steve Totten | M | University of Virginia |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Alejandro Moreno | F | UNC-Greensboro |
| 28 | Colorado Rapids | Bryn Ritchie | D | University of Washington |
| 29 | Colorado Rapids | Daniel Alvarez | M | Furman University |
| 30 | MetroStars | Sam Forko | D | University of Connecticut |
| 31 | D.C. United | Mohammed Fahim | F | Southern Methodist University |
| 32 | Kansas City Wizards | O'Neil Peart | F | Long Island Rough Riders |
| 33 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chris Roner | M | University of California |
| 34 | Colorado Rapids | Matt Moses | M | Stanford University |
| 35 | Columbus Crew | John Barry Nusum | F | Furman University |
| 36 | Chicago Fire | Dipsy Selolwane | F | St. Louis University |
| 37 | Kansas City Wizards | Chris Brunt | D | Southwest Missouri State |
| 38 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Cory Gibbs^ | D | Brown University |
| 39 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kevin Sakuda | D | Duke University |

#### Trades

* ↑ #26: Tampa Bay Mutiny → Chicago Fire. 2001-08-10: Chicago Fire acquired this third-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for defender Diego Sonora.
* ↑ #27: Tampa Bay Mutiny (2003) → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2001-07-20: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this third-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for midfielder Danny Pena. This pick was to have been in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft but was converted to 2002 after the Tampa Bay franchise was contracted.
* ↑ #28: Tampa Bay Mutiny (2003) → Colorado Rapids. 2001-03-30: Colorado Rapids acquired this 2003 third-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2002 SuperDraft from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for forward Gus Kartes. The 2003 draft pick was converted to this #28 selection in the 2002 SuperDraft when Tampa Bay was contracted following the 2001 season.
* ↑ #29: Colorado Rapids → MetroStars → Colorado Rapids. 2002-01-11: Colorado Rapids re-acquired this selection, a second-round pick (#19) in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, and midfielder Mark Chung from MetroStars in exchange for the #4 selection in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft On 2001-08-09, MetroStars had acquired this pick and midfielder Ross Paule from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a second-round pick (#16) in the 2002 SuperDraft and midfielder Steve Shak.
* ↑ #30: New England Revolution → MetroStars. 2002-01-11: MetroStars acquired this third-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #33: Dallas Burn → San Jose Earthquakes. 2002-02-10: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this third-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft
* ↑ #34: MetroStars → Colorado Rapids. 2002-01-11: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for defender Marcelo Balboa.
* ↑ #37: Miami Fusion → Kansas City Wizards. 2001-03-02: Kansas City Wizards acquired this third-round selection and allocation money from Miami Fusion in exchange for forward Preki.
* ↑ #38: Los Angeles Galaxy → Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2002-01-11: Los Angeles Galaxy re-acquired this third-round selection, originally a conditional pick, from Columbus Crew in exchange for the #9 selection in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft. On 2001-08-15, Columbus had acquired this pick, originally a conditional pick, from Los Angeles in exchange for the rights to forward McKinley Tennyson.

### Round 4

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 40 | D.C. United | Dennis Ludwig | F | Rutgers University |
| 41 | New England Revolution | Derek Potteiger | M | Penn State |
| 42 | D.C. United | Bobby Brennan | D | American University |
| 43 | Kansas City Wizards | Dominic DaPra | F | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 44 | Dallas Burn | Adauto Neto | M | University of Mobile |
| 45 | New England Revolution | Marshall Leonard | D | University of Virginia |
| 46 | Chicago Fire | Mike Nugent | F | Princeton University |
| 47 | Columbus Crew | Chris Leitch | D | University of North Carolina |
| 48 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Noah Delgado | M | Fresno State |
| 49 | San Jose Earthquakes | Erik Ozimek | M | Davidson College |

#### Trades

* ↑ #40: Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. 2001-06-13: D.C. United acquired this fourth-round pick, originally a conditional selection, from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Raúl Díaz Arce. Confirmation needed.
* ↑ #44: Dallas Burn → Columbus Crew → Dallas Burn. 2002-01-15: Dallas Burn re-acquired this fourth-round selection and defender Tenywa Bonseu from Columbus Crew in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2002 SuperDraft. On 2001-03-21, Columbus had acquired this pick from Dallas in exchange for midfielder Miles Joseph.
* ↑ #45: Columbus Crew → New England Revolution. 2001-05-11: New England Revolution acquired this fourth-round selection, originally a conditional pick, and midfielder Roland Vargas-Aguilera from Columbus Crew in exchange for midfielder John Harkes. Confirmation needed.
* ↑ #47: Miami Fusion → Columbus Crew. 2001-08-15: Columbus Crew acquired this fourth-round selection, originally a conditional pick, from Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder Ian Woan.

### Round 5

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 50 | Kansas City Wizards | Davy Arnaud^ | F | West Texas A&M University |
| 51 | Columbus Crew | Christof Lindenmayer | F | Loyola College in Maryland |
| 52 | New England Revolution | PASS | | |
| 53 | D.C. United | PASS | | |
| 54 | Dallas Burn | Jeremie Piette | M | West Texas A&M University |
| 55 | Dallas Burn | Ricardo Villar | M | Penn State |
| 56 | MetroStars | Mario Gomez | M | North Jersey Imperials (PDL) |
| 57 | Kansas City Wizards | Brian Lavin | D | Yale University |
| 58 | New England Revolution | PASS | | |
| 59 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Lawrence Smalls | M | UC Irvine |
| 60 | San Jose Earthquakes | Aaron Biddle | D | Stanford University |

#### Trades

* ↑ #50: Tampa Bay Mutiny → Kansas City Wizards. 2001-02-05: Kansas City Wizards acquired this fifth-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #51: Colorado Rapids → New England Revolution → Columbus Crew. 2002-02-10: Columbus Crew acquired this fifth-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #54: Kansas City Wizards → Dallas Burn. 2002-01-23: Dallas Burn acquired this fifth-round pick from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Eric Dade.
* ↑ #57: Columbus Crew → Kansas City Wizards. 2002-01-17: Kansas City Wizards acquired this fifth-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for the #4 selection in the 2002 MLS Waiver Draft.
* ↑ #58: Chicago Fire → New England Revolution. 2001-04-10: New England Revolution acquired this fifth-round pick, originally a conditional selection, from Chicago Fire in exchange for forward Jamar Beasley. Confirmation needed.

### Round 6

| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 61 | Colorado Rapids | Matt Harrell | F | University of Denver |
| 62 | New England Revolution | PASS | | |
| 63 | D.C. United | PASS | | |
| 64 | Kansas City Wizards | Dane Erickson | D | Davidson College |
| 65 | Kansas City Wizards | Mark Spears | G | William Carey College |
| 66 | MetroStars | Jeff Moore | M | Richard Stockton College |
| 67 | Columbus Crew | Scott Leber | D | Stanford University |
| 68 | MetroStars | Leo Krupnik | D | UC Berkeley |
| 69 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Ishmael Mintah | M | Bradley University |
| 70 | San Jose Earthquakes | Lars Lyssand | M | San Jose State |

#### Trades

* ↑ #65: Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire → Kansas City Wizards. 2002-02-08: Kansas City Wizards acquired this sixth-round pick and midfielder Diego Gutiérrez from Chicago Fire in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2002 SuperDraft. On xxxx-xx-xx, Chicago had acquired this pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. More information needed.
* ↑ #68: Chicago Fire → Dallas Burn → MetroStars. 2002-02-10: MetroStars acquired this sixth-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. On 2002-01-15, Dallas Burn had acquired this sixth-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, originally a conditional selection, from Chicago Fire in exchange for forward Aleksey Korol and midfielder Miguel Saavedra.