Who was Whitney Houston's half-brother and a former NBA player?

Who was Whitney Houston’s half-brother and a former NBA player? Gary Garland was Whitney Houston’s maternal half-brother and a former NBA player. He was born Gary Joseph Garland on October 12, 1957, and later used the surname Houston professionally.

Garland played college basketball at DePaul University under coach Ray Meyer. The 1979 DePaul team reached the NCAA Final Four, where it lost to Larry Bird’s Indiana State team in the national semifinals. The Denver Nuggets selected Garland in the second round of the 1979 NBA draft.

He played one NBA season, appearing for Denver during the 1979–80 campaign. Garland later built a second career in music, working as a background singer and occasional duet partner with Whitney. He performed on several of her tours, including the Greatest Love World Tour in 1986 and the Nothing but Love World Tour in 2010.

The family relationship is sometimes misstated. Garland was not Whitney’s full brother: he and Whitney shared their mother, gospel and soul singer Cissy Houston. Whitney’s full brother was Michael Houston, while John Houston III was her paternal half-brother.