Tim Welsh
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| Date of birth | October 4, 1960 | |
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| Place of birth | Massena, New York | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| College | Providence College | |
| Title | Head coach | |
| Record with Team | 145-126 | |
| Overall Record | 215-148 | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1998-current 1995-1998 |
Providence College Iona College |
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Tim Welsh (born October 4, 1960, Massena, New York) is the current head basketball coach at Providence College. Previously, he served as the head coach at Iona College.
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[edit] Background
Welsh is a 1984 graduate of SUNY Potsdam, where he played basketball for his father, Jerry. During his senior season, he was a co-captain and led the team to the Division III Final Four. Following his college career, he became a volunteer assistant under Pat Kennedy at Iona, before becoming a full-time assistant under Kennedy at Florida State. He later served as an assistant under Jim Boeheim at Syracuse University before joining his father, now 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 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 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 1985. Overall, Welsh went 70-22 in three seasons at Iona, and he was named MAAC Coach of the Year in both 1997 and 1998.
[edit] Career at Providence
On April 2, 1998, Welsh was named the head coach at Providence College, the thirteenth head basketball coach in school history. Currently in his ninth season at Providence, Welsh has a 145-126 record as coach of the Friars.
Under Welsh, Providence has made four postseason appearances, reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2001 and 2004 and the NIT in 1999 2003, and 2007. However, his teams have yet to win a game in the NCAA Tournament. Welsh has a 1-8 record in the Big East Tournament.
[edit] Coaching Record
| Season | School | Record | Conference | Finish | Postseason |
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| 1995-96 | Iona College | 21-8 | 10-4 | T-1st | NIT |
| 1996-97 | Iona College | 22-8 | 11-3 | 1st | NIT |
| 1997-98 | Iona College | 27-6 | 15-3 | 1st | NCAA Tournament (first round) |
| 1998-99 | Providence College | 16-14 | 9-9 | T-6th | NIT |
| 1999-2000 | Providence College | 11-19 | 4-12 | 12th | none |
| 2000-01 | Providence College | 21-10 | 11-5 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Tournament (first round) |
| 2001-02 | Providence College | 15-16 | 6-10 | 6th (East) | none |
| 2002-03 | Providence College | 18-14 | 8-8 | 3rd (East) | NIT |
| 2003-04 | Providence College | 20-9 | 11-5 | 3rd | NCAA Tournament (first round) |
| 2004-05 | Providence College | 14-17 | 4-12 | 9th | none |
| 2005-06 | Providence College | 12-15 | 5-11 | T-13th | none |
| 2006-07 | Providence College | 18-12 | 8-8 | 10th | NIT |
Career record: 215-148
Record at Providence: 145-126
Record at Iona: 70-22
NCAA Tournament record: 0-3
[edit] References
- McNamara, Kevin (2007). "Early exit disappointing, but hopefully not the end", Providence Journal, March 9.
- Donaldson, Jim (2007). "Tim Welsh and PC Friars are lousy in March", Providence Journal, March 6.
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| Preceded by Pete Gillen |
Providence College Head Coach 1998–present |
Succeeded by (current) |
| Preceded by Jerry Welsh |
Iona College Head Coach 1995–1998 |
Succeeded by Jeff Ruland |
