Christian Ansgar Welp is a retired German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. Welp, a 213 cm (7' 0"), 111 kg (245 lb.) center

Center (basketball)

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, became the leading scorer in Washington Huskies

Washington Huskies

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 history as a college basketball

College basketball

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 player. He also played in the NBA.

NBA

Welp was selected 16th overall in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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's (NBA) 1987 Draft

1987 NBA Draft

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 by the Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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 and he played three seasons in the NBA. He was traded by the 76ers, along with Maurice Cheeks

Maurice Cheeks

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 and David Wingate to the San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

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 in exchange for Johnny Dawkins

Johnny Dawkins

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 and Jay Vincent

Jay Vincent

Jay Fletcher Vincent is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Vincent played at Michigan State University under coach, Jud Heathcote, where he teamed with Magic Johnson and Greg Kelser to win the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...

, during the off-season of 1989.

He was used sparingly by the Spurs before being traded to the Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors

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 in exchange for Uwe Blab

Uwe Blab

Uwe Konstantin Blab is a retired German professional basketball player who had a five year career in the NBA.-School and college:...

 (another German-born NBA center) at the trade deadline during the 1989-90 NBA season

1989-90 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers*Rookie of the Year: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs*Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons...

. After a handful of games with the Warriors, his NBA career ended.

Europe

In the 1996-97 season he played with the Greek League

A1 Ethniki

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 club Olympiakos

Olympiacos BC

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 in the Euroleague

Euroleague

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. In the 1997-98 season he played with the German league

Basketball Bundesliga

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 club ALBA Berlin

ALBA Berlin

-Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...

. He also played with the Italian league

Serie A (basketball)

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 club Viola Reggio Calabria

Viola Reggio Calabria

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 during the 1998-99 season.

Personal

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

United States

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External links

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