Thomas Welsh was just tinkering when he stepped out beyond the three-point line in an almost empty gym.
"That was awesome," Welsh recalled recently, smiling once more at the memory. "Oh, my gosh. That was really exciting."
Welsh already possessed one of the most reliable midrange jumpers among college big men, particularly along the baseline and the elbows. Moving back beyond the college game's 19-foot-9-inch three-point line hasn't involved much of an adjustment.
The form on his shot stays the same. He keeps his right elbow at a right angle above his right knee while holding the ball above his eyes and lined straight toward the basket.