Jay Welborn, a 2001 graduate of Samford University, is in the midst of his 10th season as a member of the basketball program, and his second as the Director of Basketball Operations for both the men's and women's teams. In 2006, he returned to his alma mater after spending a season as an assistant coach at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala.

At Huntingdon, he helped guide the team to 13-consecutive wins, 11-straight home victories and a dozen NCAA wins, the most in the South Region. During the season, Huntingdon earned a 23-6 record and swept both the conference's regular-season and tournament championships.

Welborn graduated from Arab High School one season before former Bulldog-great Chris Weaver in 1997. Directly out of high school, Welborn attended Auburn University for a season before transferring to Samford. From 1998-2001, he served as the Bulldogs' Head Manager and was a part of both of Samford's NCAA Tournament appearances. In 1998-99, the Bulldogs tallied a 24-6 overall record and a near-perfect 15-1 mark in Trans America Athletic Conference play.

In 2001, Welborn graduated from Samford with a Bachelor's of the Arts in Religion and remained with the Bulldogs as a Graduate Assistant until 2005. He went on to earn a Master's of Theological Studies from the Beeson Divinity School in 2004.

Currently, Welborn's duties at Samford include arranging travel plans, coordinating film exchange, practice set-up, video editing and also acts as the liaison between the arena staff and the coaches. He establishes all of the visiting team practice times and oversees the team's managers. During the summers, Welborn is in charge of maintaining and finding sponsorships for the Samford Basketball Camp.