James Hubert Farmer (born September 23, 1964) is an American former professional

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player who was drafted by the

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in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA draft. Farmer, a 6'4" 190 lb

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, played for the Mavericks,

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signed as a free agent 1/4/1989, Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, and

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in 5 NBA seasons. His best stint as an NBA player was during the 1990–91 season when he appeared in 25 games for the Nuggets and averaged 10.0 ppg. During his playing career he had good jumping ability, and was a solid contributor coming off the bench. He was an All-SEC player his senior year and known for his tenacious defense. He toured the Orient with an Athletes in Action team in 1984.

Personal life

Jim is a native of

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, and is a 1982 graduate of Houston Academy in Dothan. He played basketball collegiately at the

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Legal issues

In 2019, Farmer was one of 16 men arrested in the two-day sting operation southeast of Nashville, Tennessee. He allegedly responded to an adult escort advertisement and agreed to both meet and pay $170 to an undercover officer who identified herself as a 16-year-old girl for sex, per the report. In 2020, Farmer was indicted on new trafficking charges in by a Rutherford County grand jury, the new charges including "attempted patronizing prostitution and three counts of attempted solicitation of a minor."

References

1964 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama Birmingham Bandits players Columbus Horizon players Dallas Mavericks draft picks Dallas Mavericks players Denver Nuggets players Fort Wayne Fury players Orlando Magic expansion draft picks Pensacola Tornados (1986–1991) players Philadelphia 76ers players Rapid City Thrillers players Seattle SuperSonics players Small forwards Sportspeople from Dothan, Alabama Utah Jazz players Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players Yakima Sun Kings players United States men's national basketball team players {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub