Tim Welsh

Tim Welsh

Biographical details
Born	(1960-10-04)October 4, 1960 Massena, New York,U.S.
Playing career
1980–1984	SUNY Potsdam
Coaching career (HCunless noted)
1985–1986	Iona(assistant)
1986–1988	Florida State(assistant)
1988–1991	Syracuse(assistant)
1991–1995	Iona (assistant)
1995–1998	Iona
1998–2008	Providence
Head coaching record
Overall	215–148
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3MAACregular season (1996–1998) MAAC tournament(1998)
Awards
2×MAAC Coach of the Year(1997, 1998)

Tim Welsh(born October 4, 1960) is an Americancollege basketballcoachand the former headbasketballcoach atProvidence College.Previously, he served as the head coach atIona College.He also served briefly as head men's basketball coach atHofstra University.He now serves as an analyst forESPN.

Background

Born inMassena, New York,Welsh is a 1984 graduate ofSUNY Potsdam,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 atWorcester Academy.Following his college career, he became a volunteer assistant underPat KennedyatIona College,before becoming a full-time assistant under Kennedy atFlorida State University.He later served as an assistant underJim BoeheimatSyracuse Universitybefore 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 theMetro Atlantic Athletic Conferenceregular-season title; in his second and third seasons, the Gaels won the title outright. Iona reached the1998 NCAA tournamentwith a 27-6 record. This was Iona's first tournament appearance since1985.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 atHofstra University.

Career at Providence

On April 2, 1998, Welsh was named the head coach atProvidence College,the thirteenth head basketball coach in school history.

Under Welsh, Providence has made five postseason appearances, reaching the NCAA Tournament in2001and2004and the NIT in1999,2003,and2007.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 season.[1].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 atHofstra University,Welsh resigned from Hofstra before ever coaching a game.

College basketball analyst

Welsh joinedESPNin November 2008 as a college basketball analyst. Welsh is also a game and studio analyst forSportsNet New YorkandComcast SportsNet New England.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Iona Gaels(Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(1995–1998)
1995–96	Iona	21–8	10–4	T–1st	NIT first round
1996–97	Iona	22–8	11–3	1st	NIT first round
1997–98	Iona	27–6	15–3	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
Iona:		70–22 (.761)	36–10 (.783)
Providence Friars(Big East Conference)(1998–2008)
1998–99	Providence	16–14	9–9	T–6th	NIT first round
1999–00	Providence	11–19	4–12	12th
2000–01	Providence	21–10	11–5	2nd(East)	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2001–02	Providence	15–16	6–10	6th(East)
2002–03	Providence	18–14	8–8	3rd(East)	NIT second round
2003–04	Providence	20–9	11–5	3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2004–05	Providence	14–17	4–12	9th
2005–06	Providence	12–15	5–11	T–13th
2006–07	Providence	18–12	8–8	10th	NIT first round
2007–08	Providence	15–16	6–12	T–12th
Providence:		145–126 (.535)	72–92 (.439)
Total:		215–148 (.592)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion