Women's Basketball Inks Arizona Transfer Tanyuel Welch
5/3/2026 4:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou women's basketball signed redshirt senior transfer guard Tanyuel Welch from Arizona, head coach Kellie Harper announced on Saturday.
Welch averaged 8.7 points and led the Wildcats with 5.2 rebounds a season ago. She tallied 11 double-figure performances, including a streak of six straight in contests.
"Tanny brings us great Power 4 experience and maturity," Harper said. "I'm excited about her ability to create off the dribble and rebound at a high level. We're thrilled to complete our roster with her defensive mindset and are excited to get to work!"
Welch started 19 games and made 28 appearances last season. She recorded a season high of 19 points with nine rebounds at No. 21 Texas Tech.
Welch logged two double-doubles with 18 points and ten rebounds against Chicago State on Dec. 15 and 13 points and 13 rebounds and points against BYU on Jan. 6. In addition, the guard corralled 10 or more rebounds in a trio of contests.
Prior to Arizona, Welch spent three seasons at Memphis, where she began her collegiate career.
During her redshirt sophomore campaign, Welch saw action in all 29 games and made 24 starts while recording 10.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists. She was one of three AAC players to average 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Welch was one of three Memphis players in the last decade to score 20+ points with two-plus assists and no turnovers in a game at Troy on Dec. 14, 2024.
As a true freshman, Welch played in all 33 games, averaging 13 minutes. She scored in double-figures on four different occasions.
An Indianapolis, Ind. native, Welch was a 2022 Miss Indiana Basketball Candidate and was named to the All-State First Team out of North Central High School.
Totaling over 1,000 points, she averaged 17.3 points per game while shooting 46% from the field and 36% from beyond the arc in her prep career.
Welch is the third transfer addition of the offseason for the Tigers, joining McKenzie Mathurin (Michigan) and Nevaeh Caffey (Indiana).
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