Tony Farmer (basketball, born 1994)

Tony Farmer (born March 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Halcones de Ciudad Obregón of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). A highly touted high school prospect, Farmer's career was brought to a halt when he was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping charges in 2012.[1] After his release in 2015, he played college basketball at Lee College and participated in the 2017 NBA draft, where he went undrafted.

Tony Farmer
No. 55 – Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
PositionSmall forward
LeagueCIBACOPA
Personal information
Born (1994-03-24) March 24, 1994
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolGarfield Heights
(Garfield Heights, Ohio)
CollegeLee College (2015–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Yakima SunKings
2019–2020Al Rayyan
2020Halcones de Ciudad Obregón

Career

High school and college

Farmer excelled at Garfield Heights and was rated among the top 100 high school players in the US.[1] In August 2012, he was handed a three-year prison sentence after being found guilty of kidnapping, felonious assault, robbery and intimidating his former girlfriend. Farmer pleaded guilty to all charges he faced. He was released from prison in June 2015.[2]

He planned to enroll at Lincoln College, but was refused admission.[3] Farmer eventually signed to play with Lee College, a community college in Baytown, Texas.[4] As a freshman in 2015–16, he made 31 appearances for the Runnin’ Rebels, averaging 16.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists a contest.[5] In 2016–17, Farmer scored 17.4 points per outing, while pulling down 9.5 rebounds and dishing out 3.2 assists a game.[6]

After the conclusion of his sophomore year, Farmer turned pro and put his name in the 2017 NBA draft.[7] He would ultimately be undrafted that year.

Professional basketball

In the 2018 season, Farmer played two games for the Yakima SunKings of the NAPB.[8]

Farmer signed with Al Rayyan of the Qatari Basketball League on November 12, 2019.[9] He averaged 19.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 16 games played.[10]

In 2020, he played two games with Mexican team Halcones de Ciudad Obregón of the CIBACOPA before the league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

In September 2020, police in Kenner, Louisiana, issued a warrant for his arrest on felony domestic abuse battery.[12]

References
  1. "Garfield Heights basketball standout Tony Farmer sentenced to 3 years in prison for kidnapping and assault". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. "Former Garfield Heights basketball standout Tony Farmer signs with Lincoln College 2 months after being released from prison". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  3. "The tale of one-time star Tony Farmer | Deep(ish) Thoughts". Deep(ish) Thoughts. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  4. "Former Garfield Heights basketball star Tony Farmer to play for Lee College (Texas) instead of Lincoln". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  5. "NJCAA". NJCAA. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  6. "NJCAA". NJCAA. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  7. Helin, Kurt (2017-05-25). "After 73 underclassmen pull out of NBA draft, here are the final early entries". ProBasketballTalk. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  8. SunKings, Yakima. "Team Statistics - Yakima SunKings". www.sunkingsbasketball.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  9. "Al Rayyan lands Tony Farmer". Asia-Basket. November 12, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  10. Chelidze, Dimitri (March 7, 2020). "Tony Farmer (ex Al Rayyan) agreed terms with Obregon". Asia-Basket. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  11. "Los Halcones de Obregón inician el vuelo en la campaña 2020 del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). tribuna.com.mx. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. T.J. Quinn (4 September 2020). "Tony Farmer, a former top-100 ESPN recruit, wanted in Louisiana". ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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