Winston Garland

Winston Kinnard Garland (born December 19, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player at 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) of the 1987 NBA draft. Garland played eight professional seasons, 7 of which were in the NBA, where he played for 5 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).

Winston Garland

Personal information
Born	(1964-12-19) December 19, 1964 Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Theodore Roosevelt (Gary, Indiana)
College	Southeastern CC (1983–1985) Missouri State (1985–1987)
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
1993–1994	Benetton Treviso
1994–1995	Minnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
AMCU Player of the Year (1987) 2× First-team All-AMCU (1986, 1987) AMCU tournament MVP (1987) No. 22 retired by Missouri State Bears
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

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). He attended and played for Roosevelt High School, the same school that produced NBA players Dick Barnett and Glenn Robinson. In his junior year, Garland lost the 1982 Indiana State Championship in the last seconds to Plymouth High School, which was led by Scott Skiles, who would go on to play in the NBA. 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 Cleveland Cavaliers player Darius Garland.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1987–88	Golden State	67	62	31.7	.439	.333	.879	3.4	6.4	1.7	.1	12.4
1988–89	Golden State	79	79	33.7	.434	.233	.809	4.2	6.4	2.2	.2	14.5
1989–90	Golden State	51	4	17.5	.375	.100	.841	2.2	3.1	.9	.1	5.3
	L.A. Clippers	28	15	31.1	.428	.423	.831	3.7	5.2	1.1	.2	10.9
1990–91	L.A. Clippers	69	26	24.7	.426	.154	.752	2.9	4.6	1.4	.1	8.2
1991–92	Denver	78	67	28.3	.444	.321	.859	2.4	5.3	1.3	.3	10.8
1992–93	Houston	66	4	15.2	.443	.462	.910	1.6	2.1	.6	.1	5.9
1994–95	Minnesota	73	58	26.5	.415	.253	.795	2.3	4.4	1.0	.2	6.1
Career		511	315	26.2	.430	.281	.830	2.8	4.7	1.3	.2	9.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989	Golden State	8	8	33.8	.418	.333	.857	4.1	3.6	1.6	.3	13.4
1993	Houston	'12	5	20.5	.405	.000	1.000	2.8	2.6	1.3	.0	6.4
Career		20	13	21.7	.413	.250	.911	3.3	3.0	1.5	.1	9.2