Sporting Kansas City selected midfielder Sam Scales with the 10th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft on Tuesday. Scales was a four-year contributor at Ohio State University, where he started all but one game from his sophomore through senior seasons. In 2010, he tallied two goals and four assists to bring his career totals to five goals and 15 assists. As a junior, Scales led the team in points (11) and assists (7). In 2007, Scales was a Buckeyes teammate of Sporting Kansas City defender Roger Espinoza and fellow SKC draft pick Konrad Warzycha, taken in the 3rd round (46th overall) of last week's MLS SuperDraft, as OSU were runners-up in the '07 National Championship.
In the second round, Sporting Kansas City selected Missouri native Mike Jones from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with the 28th overall pick. Jones, who attended Fort Zumwalt South High School in St. Peters, Missouri prior to committing to SIUE, appeared in 60 games for the Cougars, recording six goals and two assists from the backline. As a senior centerback in 2010, Jones helped lead SIUE to seven shutouts in 19 games and was chosen to the Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference.
In the third and final round, midfielder Michal Mravec was taken with the 46th overall selection out of the University of Alabama - Birmingham. Mravec, a native of Slovakia who also played youth soccer in Atlanta, Georgia, compiled five goals and nine assists from 2007-2010 in 71 games for the Blazers. He was a back-to-back Third Team All-Conference USA selection for the final two years of his collegiate career.
Sam Scales – 10th Overall (1st Round)
Position: Midfielder
Birthday: 06/14/1989
Height: 5-10
Weight: 170
College: Ohio State
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Citizenship: USA
Mike Jones – 28th overall (2nd Round)
Position: Defender
Born: 08/19/1988
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
College: SIUE
Hometown: St. Peters, Mo
Citizenship: USA
Michal Mravec – 46th Overall (3rd Round)
Position: Midfielder
Born: 06/10/1987
Height: 6-3
Weight: 180
College: University of Alabama - Birmingham
Hometown: Zilina, Slovakia
Citizenship: Slovakia
