A Christmas Present for You: Profile of Chris Welp

Our last post discussed the 1988 Phillies, and now let's jump back a year to 1987. I know you have been longing to get the inside scoop on former Sixers center Chris Welp... but there really isn't much of one.

In fact, here's the basic summary of what I could find on him:

• Born in Germany, he was the 16th overall pick out of U. of Washington by the Sixers in 1987 (he was part of a dismal crop of picks by the Sixers that year including... Vincent Askew [2nd rd], Eric Riggins [3rd rd from Rutgers], Brian Rahilly [4th rd, U of Tulsa], Frank Ross [5th rd, American University], Tracy Foster [6th rd, UAB]... now you can see why the NBA has cut the draft down to two rounds!)
• In 109 games over three years with four different teams, he averaged 10 minutes a game and 3.3 points/game, and 2.4 fouls/game. Impressive points to foul ratio there, I must say.
• He played three games in the playoffs in his career, totaling 22 minutes and scoring a total of two points while accumulating 7 personal fouls.
  
• Apparently he landed in Germany and played there from 1991-96.
  

Um, that's about it! Oh well! Happy Holidays, and stay tuned for next time when we delve into another nugget of Philly sports history.

Do you have any memories of Chris Welp? Probably not, but if so, please share!