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Providence College Athletics
Providence College Names Tim Welsh Head Basketball Coach
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
April 2, 1998
PROVIDENCE, R.I....Providence College President Reverend Philip A. Smith, O.P. and Assistant Vice-President for Athletics, John M. Marinatto announced today the appointment of Tim Welsh as head basketball coach of the College. Welsh comes to Providence after three years as the head coach at Iona College. He replaces Pete Gillen who was named last week as the head coach at the University of Virginia.
In making the appointment, Father Smith said, "In the past several days, we sought the opinions of some of the most knowledgeable people in the country about college basketball and coaching talent. Specifically, we wanted a coach capable of sustaining the rich tradition of Providence College basketball and, equally important, an outstanding person who would fully embrace the College's educational philosophy. Tim Welsh was at the top of everyone's list.
When I met Tim for the first time Friday night, I came away feeling that in person he was even more impressive than his reputation. I truly believe that Tim has the talent, energy, heart and values to maintain our basketball program at the highest competitive levels while enhancing our College community because of the quality person that he is."
Marinatto added, "We are obviously very pleased to name Tim Welsh our new head basketball coach. His success at Iona and his very impressive bloodlines underscore the fact that he is one of the rising young stars in college basketball. He is an excellent teacher of the game, a fine communicator, and a motivator of young people. Tim will be a good fit in the College community and we're extremely excited to have him at Providence."
Welsh achieved a great deal in just three seasons as the head coach at Iona leading the Gaels to three consecutive 20-wins seasons. During that time, his teams turned in a 70-22 overall mark (76.1%), including this year's school-record 27-win season that saw the Gaels go to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1985.
During the 1997-98 campaign, Iona recorded just six losses - three in the MAAC and two to nationally-ranked Clemson and Syracuse (63-61, in the the NCAA South Regional). During the record-setting year, Iona knocked off two BIG EAST opponents (Providence and Rutgers) and one Atlantic 10 opponent (Fordham). In the three-game, MAAC Tournament, Iona led for all but 11 seconds with the closest game being an 11-point win over Loyola-Baltimore.
In three years with Welsh calling the shots, Iona advanced to postseason action each year, going to the National Invitation Tournament in 1996 and 1997 and NCAA this past year.
A two-time Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1997, 1998), Welsh also received 1996-97 NABC District II Coach of the Year honors and the 1995-96 Peter A. Carlesimo Award as the Metropolitan Area's Division I Coach of the Year.
Welsh served as an interim head coach for ten games during the 1994-95 season, replacing his father, Hall of Fame coach Jerry Welsh, who stepped down following that season due to medical reasons. Prior to that Tim had served as an assistant on his father's staff for four seasons.
No stranger to the BIG EAST, Welsh served as an assistant coach to Jim Boeheim at Syracuse for three seasons (1988-91). During that time, Syracuse was 82-21, won two BIG EAST Conference Championships, the 1988 Preseason NIT Championship, and made three trips to the NCAA Tournament.
The 36-year old head coach got his start in college coaching at Iona where he served as a volunteer assistant to Pat Kennedy in 1985. Following that season, he became an assistant on Kennedy's staff at Florida State for two years before moving on to Syracuse.
Welsh played his college basketball under his father at Potsdam State. He was a member of the 1981 Division III National Championship team and captained the team as a senior.
Welsh Versus The BIG EAST Team W - L PCT Connecticut 0 - 1 .000 Providence 1 - 0 1.000 Rutgers 1 - 0 1.000 St. John's 1 - 0 1.000 Seton Hall 1 - 0 1.000 Syracuse 0 - 1 .000 TOTALS 4 - 2 .667
Welsh's Career Record Overall MAAC Years W - L Pct. W - L Pct. Finish Post Season1995-96 21- 8 .724 10 - 4 .714 T1st NIT (1st rd.)1996-97 22 - 8 .733 11 - 3 .786 1st NIT (1st rd.)1997-98 27 - 6 .818 15 - 3 .833 1st NCAA (1st rd)Career 70 -22 .761 36-10 .783 3 -1st
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