Thomas Welsh

Club

BC Oostende

Position

Center

Nationality

United States

Date of birth

1996-02-03

Birthplace

Torrance, California

Height

7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)

Weight

255 lb (116 kg)

Shirt number

11

Thomas Clark Welsh (born February 3, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Filou Oostende of the Belgian Pro Basketball League (PBL). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. As a senior in 2017–18, Welsh earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12. He was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 58th overall pick.

Welsh was a McDonald's All-American in high school. After leading UCLA in blocks as a freshman reserve, he was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in 2015. He started for the Bruins as a sophomore and junior, leading the team in rebounds while also continuing to be their top shot blocker. As an NBA rookie, he played with Denver on a two-way contract.