Tim Welsh (born October 4, 1960) is an American

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and the former head

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coach at

Providence College Providence College is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1917 by the Dominican Order and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, local diocese, it offers 47 undergradua ...

. Previously, he served as the head coach at

Iona College Iona University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York. It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of in New Rochell ...

. He also served briefly as head men's basketball coach at

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of Ne ...

. He now serves as an analyst for

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Background

Born in

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, Welsh is a 1984 graduate of

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, where he played basketball for his father, Jerry. In his sophomore season, the Bears won the Division III National Championship. During his senior season, he was a co-captain. He also attended a year at

Worcester Academy Worcester Academy is a private school in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the oldest educational institution founded in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, and one of the oldest day-boarding schools in the United States. A coeducational prepara ...

. Following his college career, he became a volunteer assistant under

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, before becoming a full-time assistant under Kennedy at

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. He later served as an assistant under

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before joining his father, then the coach at Iona, as an assistant coach in 1991. During the 1994-95 season, Jerry Welsh became ill and Tim served as the interim coach during his absence, guiding the Gaels to a 5-5 record in ten games. Following the season, Jerry was forced to retire and Tim was named the head coach on a permanent basis. In his first full season as head coach, the Gaels tied for the

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regular-season title; in his second and third seasons, the Gaels won the title outright. Iona reached the 1998 NCAA tournament with a 27-6 record. This was Iona's first tournament appearance since

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. Overall, Welsh went 70-22 in three seasons at Iona, and he was named MAAC Coach of the Year in both 1997 and 1998. On November 16, 2008, Welsh made his debut on ESPNU serving as the color analyst for the Le Moyne vs Syracuse basketball game. On April 1, 2010, Welsh was introduced as the new head coach at

Career at Providence

On April 2, 1998, Welsh was named the head coach at

, the thirteenth head basketball coach in school history. Under Welsh, Providence has made five postseason appearances, reaching the NCAA Tournament in

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and the NIT in

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, and

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. However, Welsh did not have the success in Providence that he had at Iona. In his ten seasons as head coach of Providence, Welsh did not win an NCAA Tournament game and only won one Big East tournament game. During the 2007-2008 season, Welsh was under heavy pressure from fans and the Providence College administration. Most thought that he would be terminated if the Friars were unsuccessful in the post seaso

On March 15, 2008, Tim Welsh was fired as head coach of the Providence Friars, due to the inconsistent performance over ten years and the failure to lead the Friars to post-season success.

Career at Hofstra

On April 30, 2010, one month after he had been hired as the new head coach at Hofstra Pride men's basketball, Hofstra University, Welsh resigned from Hofstra before ever coaching a game.

College basketball analyst

Welsh joined

in November 2008 as a college basketball analyst. Welsh is also a game and studio analyst for

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and Comcast SportsNet New England.

Head coaching record

References

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