Winston Garland
Personal information | |
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Born | Gary, Indiana | December 19, 1964
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Theodore Roosevelt (Gary, Indiana) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1987: 2nd round, 40th overall pick |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 1987–1995 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 12, 11, 22 |
Career history | |
1987–1990 | Golden State Warriors |
1990–1991 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1991–1992 | Denver Nuggets |
1992–1993 | Houston Rockets |
1994–1995 | Benetton Treviso |
1994–1995 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 4,799 (9.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,433 (2.8 rpg) |
Assists | 2,421 (4.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Winston Kinnard Garland (born December 19, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player on the point guard position. He played collegiately at the Southeastern Community College (Iowa) for two seasons (1983–84 and 1984–85), and then at the Missouri State University for the two following seasons. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (40th pick overall pick) of the 1987 NBA Draft. Garland played in 8 professional seasons, 7 of which were in the NBA, where he played for 5 different teams: Golden State Warriors (1987 to 1990), Los Angeles Clippers (1990–91), Denver Nuggets (1991–92), Houston Rockets (1992–93) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1994–95).[1]
In his NBA career, Garland played in 511 games and scored a total of 4,799 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1988-89 season as a member of the Warriors, appearing in 79 games and averaging 14.5 ppg. In his rookie campaign, Garland was the first Warrior to record a triple double in five years.
He played one year professionally in Italy, for Benetton Treviso (1993–94, won the Italian Cup).[2] In high school, as a junior, he played for Roosevelt High School, the same school that produced NBA veterans, Dick Barnett and Glenn Robinson, in the 1982 Indiana State Championship. Roosevelt lost the championship game in the last seconds to Plymouth High School, which was led by Scott Skiles, NBA veteran. In 2007, he was inducted into the Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame - Silver Anniversary Team. Following his playing career, Garland was the head boys' basketball coach at Gary West Side High School in Gary, Indiana from 2009 to 2012.
Garland is the father of Vanderbilt player Darius Garland.[3]
References
- ^ NBA playing history for Garland
- ^ Italian playing history for Garland
- ^ Rall, Jodi. "Brentwood mayor proclaims March 9 'Darius Garland Day'". Williamson Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Denver Nuggets players
- Golden State Warriors players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Houston Rockets players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Missouri State Bears basketball players
- Pallacanestro Treviso players
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Gary, Indiana