24-05-2025
Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 12 - Winston Garland (1987-90)
Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 12 - Winston Garland (1987-90)
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 16th of 28 players who wore the No. 12 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State guard alum Winston Garland. After ending his college career at Missouri State, Garland (yes, father to Darius) was picked up with the 40th overall selection of the 1987 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Gary, Indiana native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Dubs however, after being cut by the Bucks. His stay with the team would end when he was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers in 1990.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Garland wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 11.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
