Thomas Welsh (basketball)

Thomas Welsh
	Welsh with the New Taipei Kings in 2021
No. 40 – Levanga Hokkaido
Position	Center
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	February 3, 1996 (age 28); Torrance, California, U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Loyola (Los Angeles, California)
College	UCLA (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
	Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Denver Nuggets
2018	→Capital City Go-Go
2019	→Iowa Wolves
2019–2020	Greensboro Swarm
2020–2021	Oostende
2021–2022	New Taipei Kings
2022–2023	Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
2023–present	Levanga Hokkaido
Career highlights and awards
	Belgian Supercup winner (2021); B.League Rebound Leader (2024); Second-team All-Pac-12 (2018); McDonald's All-American (2014);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA U19 World Championship

Thomas Welsh (born February 3, 1996) is an American professional basketball player. 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.