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Thomas Clark Welsh (born February 3, 1996) is an American professional
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player. He played
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for the
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. As a senior in 2017–18, Welsh earned second-team all-conference honors in the
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. He was selected by the
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in the second round of the
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with the 58th overall pick. Welsh was a
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in high school. After leading UCLA in blocks as a freshman
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, he was a member of the
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that won the gold medal at the
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in 2015. He started for the Bruins as a sophomore and junior, leading the team in
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while also continuing to be their top shot blocker. As an NBA rookie, he played with Denver on a
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.


Early life

Welsh was born in
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, in
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, to Pat and Kathy Welsh as the eldest brother of Jack and Henry Welsh. At age five, he started playing
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. He attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles. As a freshman, Welsh played basketball on the
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, where he was ranked eighth on the team's depth chart. He was promoted to the
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as a sophomore, moving up the depth chart to seventh. He did not become a starter until his junior year, by which time he had grown to . Still, he was only considered a prospect for
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colleges at the time, or perhaps a
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at a
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school. The following summer, Welsh performed well with the Los Angeles Rockfish, the longest ongoing high school all-star program in Southern California. He emerged as one of the top
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s in
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as a senior, and was selected for the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game, a rarity for a player who did not receive national recognition as a junior. He was rated as a four-star (on a scale of five) recruit.


College career


Freshman

In November 2013, Welsh committed to play at UCLA over fellow Pac-12 schools
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and
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. As a freshman with the Bruins in 2014–15, he spent most of the season as a backup to junior
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. Welsh played in all 36 games, starting in three, and averaged 3.8
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and 3.8
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per game. He led the team in blocks, averaging 1.1 per game as a reserve. He became the Bruins' first 7-foot player since
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in 2005–06. In the season opener against
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, Welsh scored 14 points in 13 minutes of play. He had six rebounds and four blocked shots in 22 minutes in an upset victory over SMU in UCLA's opening game of the 2015 NCAA tournament. Playing the final minutes of the game in place of Parker, he made a key block with 34 seconds remaining and UCLA down by four.


Sophomore

Having played on the U.S. under-19 national team over the summer, Welsh's footwork and fundamentals improved. With
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having moved on to the
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(NBA), Welsh was promoted to UCLA's starting lineup at center, while Parker moved to
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. In the 2015–16 season opener, he had his first collegiate
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with 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high five blocks in an 84–81 overtime loss to
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. The blocks were the most by a Bruin since
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's five in 2012. In the following game, Welsh scored a career-high 22 on 10-for-12 shooting in an 88–83 win over Cal Poly. On December 3, against No. 1
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, he registered game highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds and outplayed highly touted Wildcats freshman
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in an 87–77 upset win, the Bruins' first victory over a No. 1-ranked team since
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. On January 9, 2016, he had a season-high 16 rebounds in an 81–74 win over
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, which helped UCLA avoid falling to 1–3 in the Pac-12 for the first time in almost 20 years. After UCLA lost three of four games in mid-February, Welsh became a reserve after offering to coaches that Parker could take his place in the starting lineup; the senior Parker had been benched in favor of a quicker
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. The Bruins lost their final five games to finish with a 15–17 record. Welsh ended the season with an 11.2 scoring average, and led UCLA in
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(59.0), rebounding (8.5) and blocked shots (1.0). He ranked seventh in the Pac-12 in rebounding, second in offensive rebounds per game (3.2), and third in field goal percentage.


Junior

UCLA began 2016–17 ranked No. 2 after starting 13–0, the first time they were undefeated in non-conference play since they won a national championship in 1994–95. Welsh was leading the Bruins in rebounding again, but had missed the last four games with a bruised right knee. He returned in the conference opener, but the Bruins suffered their first defeat in an 89–87 loss to No. 21
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despite Welsh's 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. On February 19, 2017, he scored 16 points and had a season-high 16 rebounds in a 102–70 win over their crosstown rivals,
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, ending a four-game losing streak against the Trojans. On February 25, Welsh scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half to lead No. 5 UCLA to a 77–72 win over No. 4
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, which also snapped their conference rivals' 21-game home winning streak. In the Bruins' regular-season finale, he had 13 points and 11 rebounds and also made his first career
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in a 77–68 win over
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. The Bruins ended the season 31–5 after losing in the Sweet 16 of the 2017 NCAA tournament to Kentucky. For the season, Welsh averaged 10.8 points along with team highs of 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and he received an honorable mention for the All-Pac-12 team. Although he was not listed in most
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s, he declared for the
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. After attending the
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but not hiring an agent, he withdrew his name from the draft to retain his college eligibility.


Senior

Over the summer, Welsh worked on his three-point shooting based on feedback from his NBA workout with the
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. He was the Bruins' lone returning starter in 2017-18. On December 9, 2017, he tied a career high with 22 points and added 10 rebounds in a 78–69 overtime loss to
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. On January 4, 2018, Welsh required three stitches after being bloodied by a hit to his nose. He was forced him to wear a protective mask after halftime, which affected his shooting as UCLA lost 107–99 in double overtime. He continued wearing a mask the following game, but adjusted for 19 points, 14 rebounds, and a career-high four three-pointers in a 107–84 win over Cal. On February 15, he played his first game without a mask since January and logged a career-high 17 rebounds along with 15 points in a 75–68 victory over
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. In UCLA's Pac-12 tournament opener, Welsh had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and tied his career-high of four three-pointers in an 88–77 win over Stanford. The Bruins qualified for the 2018 NCAA tournament, but lost 65–58 to St. Bonaventure in the First Four for the Bonnies' first tournament win in 48 years. Welsh was limited to just two points, but had 15 rebounds to pass
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as the Bruins' third all-time leading rebounder, behind only
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and
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. Welsh completed the season averaging 12.6 points and 10.8 rebounds. He made 40.2 percent (45-for-112) from 3-point range after attempting just one in his first three seasons. One of just two players along with Arizona's
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to average a double-double in the Pac-12, he earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors. The
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(USBWA) voted him to their All-District IX Team, and he was a finalist for the
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, which recognizes the top center in Division I men's college basketball.


Professional career


Denver Nuggets (2018–2019)

In the
2018 NBA draft The 2018 NBA Draft was held on June 21, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including inte ...
, Welsh was selected in the second round with the 58th overall pick by the
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. On July 19, 2018, Welsh was signed by the Nuggets to a
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. Because the Nuggets were one of only three NBA teams to not have an
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affiliate, Welsh was assigned to
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affiliate
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. Nuggets assistant coach
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was impressed early by Welsh's constant talking—calling out coverages and directing teammates on the court—in spite of his youth and inexperience. Welsh made his NBA debut on October 17, 2018 against the
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, seeing under one minute of game action and scoring no points. On January 1, 2019, the Nuggets transferred Welsh from Capital City to the
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. On July 30, 2019, Welsh was waived by the Nuggets.


Greensboro Swarm (2019–2020)

On August 9, 2019, Welsh signed with the
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. He was waived during training camp in October, but joined their G League affiliate, the
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, later in the month as an affiliate player. On January 17, 2020, he posted 22 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in a loss to the
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. Welsh ended the season with averages of around 11 points and nine rebounds per game.


Filou Oostende (2020–2021)

On August 31, 2020, Welsh signed with
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of the Belgian
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.


New Taipei Kings (2021–present)

On September 24, 2021, Welsh signed with
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of the Taiwan P. League+.


National team career

Welsh tried out for the
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in the
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, but was one of the final three roster cuts. The following year after his first season with UCLA, he was one of 12 players selected by the U.S. to play at the
2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19 2015) was the 12th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by th ...
in Greece. He was not considered a top contender when tryouts began, but he made an impression with his rebounding and perimeter play. The Americans won the gold medal after a 79–71 win over
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. Welsh played in all seven games, averaging 2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in 8.9 minutes.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

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College

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References


External links


UCLA Bruins bio
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