2002 MLS SuperDraft

2002 MLS SuperDraft
2002 MLS SuperDraft
General information
Sport	Soccer
Date	January 11–February 10, 2002
Location	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Overview
	70 total selections in 6 rounds
Teams	10
Merging teams	Miami Fusion ; Tampa Bay Mutiny ; (both folded after 2001 season)
First selection	Chris Gbandi ; Dallas Burn

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.^[1]

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^{[Trade 1]}	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^{[AD Trade 1]}	Devin Barclay	Forward	Tampa Bay Mutiny
9	Los Angeles Galaxy^{[AD Trade 2]}	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.^{[ref 1]}
^ #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.^{[ref 1]}

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^{[D1 trade 1]}	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.^[2]

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^{[R1 trade 1]}	Chris Gbandi	D	University of Connecticut
2	New England Revolution^{[R1 trade 2]}	Taylor Twellman^†~	F	1860 Munich
3	MetroStars^{[R1 trade 3]}	Brad Davis*^†	M	St. Louis University (P-40)
4	D.C. United	Justin Mapp*^†	M	Project-40
5	Chicago Fire^{[R1 trade 4]}	Kelly Gray*	M	University of Portland (P-40)
6	San Jose Earthquakes^{[R1 trade 5]}	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^{[R1 trade 6]}	Carl Bussey	D	Southern Methodist University
10	Chicago Fire^{[R1 trade 7]}	Billy Sleeth	D	University of Washington
11	D.C. United^{[R1 trade 8]}	Daouda Kanté	D	Florida International University
12	Dallas Burn^{[R1 trade 9]}	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.^{[ref 2]}
^ #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.^{[ref 3]} 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.^{[ref 4]} 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.^{[ref 5]}
^ #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.^{[ref 6]}
^ #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.^{[ref 6]} 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.^{[ref 7]} Chicago used the allocation to sign Hristo Stoichkov.^{[ref 8]}
^ #10: Miami Fusion → Chicago Fire. 2002-01-11: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round pick from Miami Fusion in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft.^{[ref 4]}
^ #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.^{[ref 9]}
^ #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.^{[ref 6]}

Round 2

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
13	Los Angeles Galaxy^{[R2 trade 1]}	Hemir Neibles	M	Brooklyn Knights
14	New England Revolution^{[R2 trade 2]}	Shalrie Joseph^†	M	St. John's University
15	Dallas Burn^{[R2 trade 3]}	Jordan Stone*	M	Project-40
16	Colorado Rapids^{[R2 trade 4]}	Danny Jackson	D	University of North Carolina
17	Chicago Fire^{[R2 trade 5]}	Craig Capano*	M	Project-40
18	Dallas Burn	Matt Behncke	D	Princeton University
19	Colorado Rapids^{[R2 trade 6]}	Jeff Stewart	D	Santa Clara University
20	Columbus Crew	Jeff Matteo	M	St. John's University
21	New England Revolution^{[R2 trade 7]}	Ian Fuller	F	Clemson University
22	Los Angeles Galaxy^{[R2 trade 8]}	Bryheem Hancock	G	University of Connecticut
23	Columbus Crew^{[R2 trade 9]}	Jon Busch†	G	Hershey Wildcats
24	D.C. United^{[R2 trade 10]}	Mike McGinty	G	Richmond Kickers
25	Los Angeles Galaxy^{[R2 trade 11]}	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.^{[ref 10]} However, a Galaxy press release on 13 January 2003 stated that the 2003 pick had become a first-round selection.^{[ref 11]} 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.^{[ref 12]}
^ #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.^{[ref 13]}
^ #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.^{[ref 14]} 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.^{[ref 15]} 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.^{[ref 10]} 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.^{[ref 10]} 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.^{[ref 16]}
^ #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.^{[ref 17]} 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.^{[ref 7]} 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.^{[ref 7]}
^ #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^{[ref 1]}
^ #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.^{[ref 5]} 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^{[ref 9]} 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.^{[ref 15]}
^ #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.^{[ref 18]} 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.^{[ref 14]}
^ #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.^{[ref 9]}
^ #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.^{[ref 1]}

Round 3

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
26	Chicago Fire^{[R3 trade 1]}	Steve Totten	M	University of Virginia
27	Los Angeles Galaxy^{[R3 trade 2]}	Alejandro Moreno	F	UNC-Greensboro
28	Colorado Rapids^{[R3 trade 3]}	Bryn Ritchie	D	University of Washington
29	Colorado Rapids^{[R3 trade 4]}	Daniel Alvarez	M	Furman University
30	MetroStars^{[R3 trade 5]}	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^{[R3 trade 6]}	Chris Roner	M	University of California
34	Colorado Rapids^{[R3 trade 7]}	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^{[R3 trade 8]}	Chris Brunt	D	Southwest Missouri State
38	Los Angeles Galaxy^{[R3 trade 9]}	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.^{[ref 14]}
^ #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.^{[ref 19]} 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.^{[ref 10]} The 2003 draft pick was converted to this #28 selection in the 2002 SuperDraft when Tampa Bay was contracted following the 2001 season.^{[ref 20]}
^ #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^{[ref 1]} 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.^{[ref 16]}
^ #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.^{[ref 21]}
^ #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^{[ref 6]}
^ #34: MetroStars → Colorado Rapids. 2002-01-11: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for defender Marcelo Balboa.^{[ref 22]}
^ #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.^{[ref 23]}
^ #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.^{[ref 1]} 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.^{[ref 24]}

Round 4

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
40	D.C. United^{[R4 trade 1]}	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^{[R4 trade 2]}	Adauto Neto	M	University of Mobile
45	New England Revolution^{[R4 trade 3]}	Marshall Leonard	D	University of Virginia
46	Chicago Fire	Mike Nugent	F	Princeton University
47	Columbus Crew^{[R4 trade 4]}	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.^{[ref 3]} 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.^{[ref 18]} On 2001-03-21, Columbus had acquired this pick from Dallas in exchange for midfielder Miles Joseph.^{[ref 25]}
^ #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.^{[ref 26]} 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.^{[ref 24]}

Round 5

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
50	Kansas City Wizards^{[R5 trade 1]}	Davy Arnaud^	F	West Texas A&M University
51	Columbus Crew^{[R5 trade 2]}	Christof Lindenmayer	F	Loyola College in Maryland
52	New England Revolution	PASS
53	D.C. United	PASS
54	Dallas Burn^{[R5 trade 3]}	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^{[R5 trade 4]}	Brian Lavin	D	Yale University
58	New England Revolution^{[R5 trade 5]}	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.^{[ref 27]}
^ #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.^{[ref 28]}
^ #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.^{[ref 29]}
^ #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.^{[ref 28]}
^ #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.^{[ref 5]} 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^{[R6 trade 1]}	Mark Spears	G	William Carey College
66	MetroStars	Jeff Moore	M	Richard Stockton College
67	Columbus Crew	Scott Leber	D	Stanford University
68	MetroStars^{[R6 trade 2]}	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.^{[ref 5]} On xxxx-xx-xx, Chicago had acquired this pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.^{[ref 30]} 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.^{[ref 21]} 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.^{[ref 31]}

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^ #4: Colorado Rapids → MetroStars. 11 January 2002: MetroStars acquired this selection from Colorado in exchange for midfielder Mark Chung, a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, and a third-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.^{[ref 1]}

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[4] #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.^{[ref 1]}

[5] #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.^{[ref 1]}

[7] #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.^[2]

[9] #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.^{[ref 2]}

[11] #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.^{[ref 3]} More information needed.

[13] #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.^{[ref 4]} More information needed.

[15] #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.^{[ref 5]}

[17] #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.^{[ref 6]}

[20] #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.^{[ref 6]} 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.^{[ref 7]} Chicago used the allocation to sign Hristo Stoichkov.^{[ref 8]}

[21] #10: Miami Fusion → Chicago Fire. 2002-01-11: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round pick from Miami Fusion in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft.^{[ref 4]}

[23] #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.^{[ref 9]}

[24] #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.^{[ref 6]}

[28] #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.^{[ref 10]} However, a Galaxy press release on 13 January 2003 stated that the 2003 pick had become a first-round selection.^{[ref 11]} 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.^{[ref 12]}

[30] #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.^{[ref 13]}

[32] #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.^{[ref 14]} More information needed on the trade from New England to Miami.

[35] #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.^{[ref 15]} 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.^{[ref 10]} 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.^{[ref 10]} 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.^{[ref 16]}

[37] #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.^{[ref 17]} 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.^{[ref 7]} 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.^{[ref 7]}

[38] #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^{[ref 1]}

[39] #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.^{[ref 5]} Confirmation needed.

[40] #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^{[ref 9]} 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.^{[ref 15]}

[42] #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.^{[ref 18]} 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.^{[ref 14]}

[43] #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.^{[ref 9]}

[44] #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.^{[ref 1]}

[45] #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.^{[ref 14]}

[47] #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.^{[ref 19]} This pick was to have been in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft but was converted to 2002 after the Tampa Bay franchise was contracted.

[49] #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.^{[ref 10]} The 2003 draft pick was converted to this #28 selection in the 2002 SuperDraft when Tampa Bay was contracted following the 2001 season.^{[ref 20]}

[50] #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^{[ref 1]} 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.^{[ref 16]}

[52] #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.^{[ref 21]}

[53] #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^{[ref 6]}

[55] #34: MetroStars → Colorado Rapids. 2002-01-11: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for defender Marcelo Balboa.^{[ref 22]}

[57] #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.^{[ref 23]}

[59] #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.^{[ref 1]} 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.^{[ref 24]}

[60] #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.^{[ref 3]} Confirmation needed.

[62] #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.^{[ref 18]} On 2001-03-21, Columbus had acquired this pick from Dallas in exchange for midfielder Miles Joseph.^{[ref 25]}

[64] #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.^{[ref 26]} Confirmation needed.

[65] #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.^{[ref 24]}

[67] #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.^{[ref 27]}

[69] #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.^{[ref 28]}

[71] #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.^{[ref 29]}

[72] #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.^{[ref 28]}

[73] #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.^{[ref 5]} Confirmation needed.

[75] #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.^{[ref 5]} On xxxx-xx-xx, Chicago had acquired this pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.^{[ref 30]} More information needed.

[77] #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.^{[ref 21]} 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.^{[ref 31]}

[1] "MLS teams in Tampa, Miami cease operations". Sports Illustrated. January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on January 11, 2002.

[#9pick-6] "Results of the Allocation and Dispersal Drafts". SI.com. January 11, 2002. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[3] #4: Colorado Rapids → MetroStars. 11 January 2002: MetroStars acquired this selection from Colorado in exchange for midfielder Mark Chung, a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, and a third-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.^{[ref 1]}

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v t e Major League Soccer drafts
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v t e 2002 MLS season by team
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