Sporting Kansas City selected Bowling Green State University midfielder Ryan James (No. 52 overall) and Saint Louis University midfielder Faik Hajderovic (No. 72 overall) in the final two rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday.
James and Hajderovic comprise Sporting Kansas City’s 2016 draft class after the club traded its first-round pick to D.C. United last Thursday in exchange for Targeted Allocation Money. Sporting Kansas City did not hold a second-round pick in the 2016 draft.
James played in all 79 matches during his four-year Bowling Green career, making 69 starts with nine goals and 15 assists.