Brandon Cavitt Explained

Brandon Cavitt
Birth Date:28 March 1973
Birth Place:Stockton, California, United States
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1992
Youthyears2:1993–1995
Youthclubs2:Sacramento State University
Years1:1992–1995
Years2:1996
Years3:1997
Years4:1998
Years5:1999–2001
Years6:2002–2003
Clubs3:Sacramento Knights (indoor)
Clubs5:Sacramento Knights (indoor)
Clubs6:Dallas Sidekicks (indoor)
Caps4:22
Caps6:7
Goals4:0
Goals6:2

Brandon Cavitt (born March 28, 1973, in Stockton, California) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in the USISL, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, one in the World Indoor Soccer League and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Youth

In 1992, Cavitt began his collegiate career at Sonoma State University. In the summer of 1993, he transferred to Sacramento State University where he played from 1993 to 1995. His seventeen career assists puts him tied for the school record. He was inducted into the school's Athletic Honor Roll in 2005.[1] He graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in English.

Professional

In 1992, Cavitt joined with the expansion San Francisco All Blacks of the USISL as an amateur player. He spent each collegiate off seasons with San Francisco through the 1995 season. In February 1996, the Dallas Burn selected Cavitt in the third round (twenty-eighth overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft. The Burn waived him on March 26, 1996, during a pre-season roster reduction.[2] He then returned to Northern California where he played for the Sacramento Scorpions of the USISL. He moved to the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League for the 1997 summer indoor season. In 1998, he played for the St. Louis Storm in the USISL A-League but returned to the Knights in 1999, playing for them through the 2001 season. In 1999, the Knights played in the World Indoor Soccer League, winning the league title. The Dallas Sidekicks selected Cavitt with the 15th pick of the 2002 MISL Dispersal Draft. He signed with Dallas on February 6, 2003, and played seven games with them during the 2003–2004 season.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.hornetsports.com/assets/sports/msoccer/HistoryandRecords.pdf Sac State Media Guide
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/26/sports/transactions-030082.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 March 26, 1996 Transactions