WINSTON GARLAND

Winston Garland, a graduate of Gary Roosevelt High School, is a former professional basketball player at the point guard position. He played collegiately at Southeastern Community College in Iowa for two seasons (1983–1984 and 1984–1985), and then at Missouri State University for the following two 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, seven of which were in the NBA, where he played for five teams which included the Golden State Warriors (1987-1990), Los Angeles Clippers (1990–1991), Denver Nuggets (1991–1992), Houston Rockets (1992–1993) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1994–1995). In his NBA career, Garland played in 511 games and scored a total of 4,799 points. His best year as a professional basketball player came during the 1988–1989 season as a member of the Golden State Warriors, appearing in 79 games and averaging 14.5 ppg. In his rookie season, Garland was the first Warrior to record a triple double in five years. He played one year professionally in Italy, for Benetton Treviso in 1993–1994, and won the Italian Cup. In 2007, he was inducted into the Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame as part of this Silver Anniversary Team. Following his playing career, Garland was the head boys' basketball coach at Gary West Side High School from 2009 until 2012. Garland is the father of Cleveland Cavaliers player Darius Garland.