University of Minnesota Athletics
2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster

Julian Welch
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove, Calif.
- High School:
- Franklin
Milestones:
? Scored his 600th career point vs. North Florida (12/01/12)
? Grabbed his 100th career rebound against Northwestern (1/22/12)
? Dished out his 100th career assist at Iowa (2/1/12)
? Shot .438 (46-105) from three-point land in 2011-12, the third-highest single-season percentage in program history.
2012-13 | Senior Season:
Scored a season-high seven points and dished out two assists in 13 minutes off the ench against Florida State (11/27) ? dished out a team-high four assists and scored six points at USC (12/8) ? scored eight points off the bench against Michigan (1/17) ? accounted for all seven of the bench points and grabbed three rebounds at Northwestern (1/23) ? started and contributed a season-high 10 points and a game-high seven assists on Senior Day against Penn?State (3/2).
2011-12 | junior season:
Played 19 minutes and scored seven points in Gopher debut against Bucknell ? played 17 minutes, scored five points and dished out four assists against Mount St. Mary's (11/21) ? contributed his first double-figure scoring game as a Gopher against DePaul (11/24) ? led the Gophers with 17 off the bench in the win over Indiana State (11/25) ? scored 12 points off the bench against Dayton (11/27) ? led the Gophers in scoring at the Old Spice Classic at 13.3 ppg ? made first start as a Gopher against Virginia Tech (11/30); played 32 minutes and scored a team-high 15 points ? scored a team-high 16 points and dished out a career-high six assists against USC (12/3) ? scored a team-high 15 points and blocked a career-high two shots against Central Michigan (12/13) ? played a career-high 45 minutes, finishing with 15 points at Illinois (12/27), his first Big?Ten Conference contest ? scored 11 points and dished out three assists at Michigan (1/1) ? scored a team-high 14 points and finished with a career-high six steals against Iowa (1/04) ? finished with 10 points and tied a career-high with seven rebounds against Indiana (1/12) ? scored 14 points, tied for the team-high with six boards and dished out five assists against Northwestern (1/22) ? finished the Iowa (2/1) matchup with 12 points, five boards and tied a career-high with six assists ? scored 10 points and finished a perfect 3-of-3 from 3-point range at Nebraska (2/5) ? scored 11 points and dished out a career-high nine assists against Ohio State (2/14) ? finished 5-of-10 from three-point land and scored a team-high 21 points at Northwestern (2/18) ? scored 10 points and dished out a game-high eight assists against Michigan State (2/22) ? did not start against Indiana (2/26) and played on 11 minutes due to a hip pointer; finished with three points ? missed games at Wisconsin (2/28) & Nebraska (3/3) with a hip pointer ? did not start but played 30 minutes and scored 11 points against Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (3/8) ? contributed eight points and three rebounds off the bench against La Salle in the first round of the NIT (3/14) ? went 4-of-4 from three-point land and finished with 13 points against Miami in the second round of the NIT (3/19) ? letterwinner.
2010-11 | Sophomore Season (Yuba CC):
Played one season at Yuba Community College (Calif.) ? led Yuba CC to the Bay Valley Conference Championships ? named Bay Valley Conference MVP ? named to the California Junior College First Team All-State team ? averaged 19.0 points and 5.0 assists per contest.
2009-10 | Freshman Season (UC?Davis):
Named Big West Conference Freshman of the Year ? named First Team Mid-Major All-American ? averaged 7.8 points in 18.5 minutes per game ? scored double-figures in 10 games.
2008-09 (UC?Davis):
Redshirted.
High School:
A graduate of Franklin High School ? named First-Team All-Metro and Delta Valley Conference MVP ? averaged 25.1 points per game, shooting 45 percent from behind the arc ? finished career with 1,230 points ? earned Second-Team All-Metro honors during junior season ? four-year honor student.
Personal:
Son of Robbin and Pierce Welch ? born Feb. 13, 1990 ? has two siblings ? enrolled in graduate school (Master of Education - Applied Kinesiology) ? holds an undergraduate degree in buisness and marketing education.