Personal information | |
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Born |
East Orange, New Jersey |
October 12, 1957
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Clifford J. Scott (East Orange, New Jersey) |
College | DePaul (1975–1979) |
NBA draft | 1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall |
Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1979–1980 | Denver Nuggets |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gary J. Houston (né Garland; October 12, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season with the Nuggets (1979–80). Garland studied at DePaul University. He is the son of gospel singer Cissy Houston, and the half-brother of Michael Houston and Whitney Houston. He is the uncle of Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney's daughter with Bobby Brown. Garland himself has performed as a singer.
After a break from basketball, Garland joined his half-sister R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston, by participating in her Greatest Love Tour in 1986 as a duet/background vocalist. This led to a continuous work relationship; he was featured in several of Whitney's tours throughout the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and her final tour, 2010's Nothing But Love Tour.
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