2014 college origin of MLS hopefuls
The 2014 MLS offseason is nearly over as teams gear up for training camps in the coming week or two.
While players flock to clubs a variety of different ways, the college ranks continue to supply MLS teams via either the draft or homegrown rule. And while others not on this list will earn invites to camps, there’s a set pool of players looking to make an impression acquired through one of those mechanisms.
So which college supplied the most players? Check out the list below for the answer – and expect to see an updated list as rosters are finalized later in the year.
Wake Forest (6): Chris Duvall, Jared Watts, Tolani Ibikunle, Luca Gimenez, Jalen Robinson*, Sean Okoli*
Akron (5): Aodhan Quinn, Reinaldo Brenes, Robbie Derschang, Eric Stevenson, Bryan Gallego*
California (4): Christian Dean, Steve Birnbaum, Ryan Neil, Alec Sundly
New Mexico (4): Kyle Venter, Michael Calderon, Michael Lisch, Michael Kafari
Connecticut (3): Andre Blake, George Fochive, Mamadou Doudou Diouf
UCLA (3): Joe Sofia, Victor Munoz, Victor Chavez
Indiana (3): A.J. Corrado, Nikita Kotlov, Tommy Thompson*
Cal Poly (2): George Malki, Mackenzie Pridham
Creighton (2): Eric Miller, Zach Barnes
Georgetown (2): Steve Neumann, Joey Dillon
Stanford (2): JJ Koval, Aaron Kovar*
Notre Dame (2): Grant Van De Casteele, Harrison Shipp*
UMBC (2): Kadeem Dacres, Pete Caringi
Maryland (2): Patrick Mullins, Schillo Tshuma
Louisville (2): Marlon Hairston, Jimmy Ockford
Saint Louis (2): Alex Sweetin, Adnan Gabeljic
Xavier (2): Nick Hagglund, Matt Walker*
UC Santa Barbara (2): Peter Schmetz, Fifi Baiden
Colorado Mines (1): Tesho Akindele
Hartford (1): Damion Lowe
UC Irvine (1): Marco Franco
South Florida (1): Ben Sweat
Wisconsin (1): AJ Cochran
Clemson (1): Thomas McNamara
Michigan State (1): Kevin Cope
Washington (1): Taylor Peay
Memphis (1): Mark Sherrod
SIUE (1): John Berner
UC Riverside (1): Aaron Long
Houston Baptist(m) (1): Kristopher Tyrpak
Fairleigh Dickinson (1): Nicholas Walker
Redlands (1): Richie Marquez
Detroit(m) (1): Adam Bedell
Southern New Hampshire (1): Pierre Omanga
NC State (1): Alex Martinez
Georgia State (1): Michael Nwiloh
Coastal Carolina (1): Pedro Ribeiro
Rutgers (1): Kene Eze
Denver (1): Zach Bolden
Virginia Tech (1): Devante Dubose
San Diego State (1): Jordan Ongaro
Coker (1): Daniel Jackson
Lindsey Wilson (1): Albert Edwards
American (1): Billy Knutsen
Michigan (1): Fabio Pereira
Northwestern (1): Chris Ritter*
Marquette (1): Bryan Ciesiulka
Campbell (1): Travis Golden
Virginia (1): Jordan Allen*
Elon (1): Daniel Lovitz
Harvard (1): Ross Friedman*
*-Denotes player signed to Homegrown contract, not acquired via the draft.
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