John Welch (born February 17, 1963) is an American former basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played professionally in New Zealand where in 1988, he earned Most Outstanding Guard and All-Star Five honors playing for Waitemata.
Throughout his coaching career, he has worked with or worked under various notable basketball people, including Jerry Tarkanian, Jerry West, Hubie Brown, George Karl and Tim Grgurich.