Christian Welp

Christian Welp

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Center
Personal information
Date of birth	January 2, 1964 (1964-01-02) (age 47)
Place of birth	Delmenhorst, West Germany
Nationality	German
High school	Olympic (Silverdale, Washington)
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College	Washington (1983–1987)
NBA Draft	1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	1987–1999
Career history
1987–1989	Philadelphia 76ers
1989–1990	San Antonio Spurs
1990	Golden State Warriors
1990–1996	Bayer Giants Leverkusen (Germany)
1996–1997	Olympiacos (Greece)
1997–1998	Alba Berlin (Germany)
1999	Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)
Career highlights and awards
EuroBasket Most Valuable Player (1993) Euroleague Champion (1997) Pacific-12 Conference Player of the Year (1987)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Competitor for Germany European Championships Gold 1993 Germany National team

Christian Ansgar Welp (born January 2, 1964, in Delmenhorst, West Germany) is a retired German professional basketball player. Welp, a 213 cm (7' 0"), 111 kg (245 lb.) center, became the leading scorer in Washington Huskies history as a college basketball player. He also played in the NBA.

NBA

Welp was selected 16th overall in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1987 Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and he played three seasons in the NBA. He was traded by the 76ers, along with Maurice Cheeks and David Wingate to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Johnny Dawkins and Jay Vincent, during the off-season of 1989.^[1]

He was used sparingly by the Spurs before being traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Uwe Blab (another German-born NBA center) at the trade deadline during the 1989-90 NBA season.^[2] After a handful of games with the Warriors, his NBA career ended.

Europe

In the 1996-97 season he played with the Greek League club Olympiakos in the Euroleague.^[3] In the 1997-98 season he played with the German league club ALBA Berlin.^[4] He also played with the Italian league club Viola Reggio Calabria during the 1998-99 season.^[5]

Honours

Welp was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 2001.^[6]

Personal

Welp retired in 1999, and now lives in Seattle, Washington, U.S..

Notes

1. ^ http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1996_draft/draft/28.html retrieved 9 Jan, 2007.
2. ^ 1990 NBA Transactions, retrieved 9 Jan, 2007.
3. ^ Olympiakos roster 1996-97 @ basket-stats.info, retrieved 9 Jan, 2007.
4. ^ ALBA Berlin roster 1997-98 @ basket-stats.info, retrieved 9 Jan, 2007.
5. ^ Lega A Basket.
6. ^ Welp, Shannon Head List of Husky Hall of Fame Inductees, University of Washington Alumni Magazine.

External links

• NBA stats @ databasebasketball.com
• Where Are They Now: Christian Welp, dated 7 Jan, 2004

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Name	Welp, Christian
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Date of birth	January 2, 1964
Place of birth	Delmenhorst, West Germany
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