Jim Farmer
James Hubert Farmer (born September 23, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player who was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA draft. Farmer, a 6'4" 190 lb small forward, played for the Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Denver Nuggets 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. He was recently arrested in a TBI sting operation for soliciting sex from an underaged female officer working undercover. The crime is a felony human trafficking crime in Tennessee. Charges are still pending.
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Born | Dothan, Alabama | September 23, 1964|||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Houston Academy (Dothan, Alabama) | |||||||||||||
College | Alabama (1983–1987) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1987–1997 | |||||||||||||
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
Number | 20, 30, 21, 22 | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||
1989 | Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Pensacola Tornados | |||||||||||||
1990 | Seattle SuperSonics | |||||||||||||
1990 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Pensacola Tornados | |||||||||||||
1991 | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Birmingham Bandits | |||||||||||||
1992 | Rapid City Thrillers | |||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Columbus Horizon | |||||||||||||
1993 | Scavolini Pesaro | |||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Yakima Sun Kings | |||||||||||||
1994 | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Fort Wayne Fury | |||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Jim is a native of Dothan, Alabama, and is a 1982 graduate of Houston Academy in Dothan. He played basketball collegiately at the University of Alabama.
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.[1]