Real Salt Lake planning party for MLS draft day

Real Salt Lake invites fans and season ticket holders to attend the team's MLS SuperDraft Party this Friday at the SkyBox Sports Grille & Arena at the Gateway.

General manager Steve Pastorino and coach John Ellinger will be in Baltimore to select the No. 1 overall pick in the SuperDraft. RSL also holds rights to picks No. 13 and No. 37, after dealing the overall No. 25 pick to Chicago on Dec. 30 as part of the deal that brought forward Dipsy Selolwane and midfielder Evan Whitfield to Salt Lake.

MLS's four-round SuperDraft will be carried live on Fox Sports World at 10 a.m. and is expected to last between 60 and 90 minutes.

The day after the draft, Real Salt Lake will introduce its No. 1 pick to local fans at the grand opening of Zions Bank's newest location at 1635 S. Redwood Road in West Valley City.

Last year's MLS SuperDraft featured No. 1 selection Freddy Adu (D.C. United).

Opening day for Real Salt Lake is April 2 at the NY/NJ MetroStars.