UCLA Athletics
UCLA - No. 1 Producer of Pro Talent Once again proving it is one of the top producers of soccer talent, Carlos UCLA had a league-high 23 former athletes on Major League Soccer Bocanegra UCLA’s MLS Draft History (MLS) rosters in 2012, including 2012 fi rst-round draft picks Kelyn Yr. Player Team Rd./overall Rowe and Chandler Hoffman. 1996 Billy Thompson# Columbus 3rd/21 Jorge Salcedo# Los Angeles 3rd/24 Overall, 66 Bruins have played in MLS in the league’s 18 years of Frankie Hejduk# Tampa Bay 7th/67 existence, more than any other school in the nation by far. Every Tayt Ianni# Tampa Bay 8th/77 starting UCLA goalkeeper from 1990-2003 played in the league. John O’Brien# Los Angeles 11th/104 Some of the most successful MLS players came from UCLA, includ- Paul Caligiuri* Columbus 1st/10 ing 2009 MLS Cup MVP Nick Rimando, 2006 MLS Rookie of the Zak Ibsen* New England 3rd/26 Adam Frye Tampa Bay 1st/4 Year Jonathan Bornstein, 2005 Defender of the Year Jimmy Conrad, Chris Snitko Kansas City 1st/5 two-time Defender of the Year and 2000 Rookie of the Year Carlos Greg Vanney Los Angeles 2nd/17 Bocanegra, 1999 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Kevin Hartman, and Eddie Lewis San Jose 3rd/23 1997 Goalkeeper of the Year Brad Friedel. Ante Razov Los Angeles 3rd/27 UCLA alumni have won MLS titles in each of the last nine years with 1997 Tahj Jakins Colorado 1st/1 a total of 26 former Bruins winning the MLS Cup all-time - Kyle Kevin Hartman Los Angeles 3rd/29 Sam George* New England 3rd/22 Nakazawa, Brian Perk, Brian Rowe, Michael Stephens with the LA Galaxy in
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