Tony Farmer

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Tony Farmer
Personal information
Born (1970-01-03) January 3, 1970 (age 54)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Artesia (Lakewood, California)
College
NBA draft 1991: undrafted
Position Center / power forward
Number22, 8
Career history
1991–1992 Sioux Falls Skyforce
1992 Columbus Horizon
1992–1993 Rochester Renegade
1993 CB Breogán
1993 Pau Orthez
1993 Fort Wayne Fury
1993 Dinamo Sassari
1994Sioux Falls Skyforce
1994–1995 Cholet Basket
1995–1996 Besançon BCD
1996–1997 Florida Beach Dogs
1997 CB Murcia
1997 Vaqueros de Bayamón
1997–1998 Charlotte Hornets
1998 Criollos de Caguas
1998–1999 Atenas Córdoba
1999 BC Oostende
1999 Leones de Ponce
1999–2000 Golden State Warriors
2000Leones de Ponce
2000 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2000–2001 Los Angeles Stars
2001Besançon BCD
2001Criollos de Caguas
2001–2002 Lokomotiv Kuban
2003 Maratonistas de Coamo
2004–2005 Utah Snowbears
2005–2007 Tijuana Dragons
2007–2009Galgos de Tijuana
2009–2010 Las Vegas Aces
2010 Orange County Gladiators
2010–2011California Beach Ballers
2011 Newport Beach Surf
2012Long Beach Rockets
2012–2013 Los Angeles Slam
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Anthony Todd Farmer (born January 3, 1970) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6'9 forward born in Los Angeles, California and from the University of Nebraska, Farmer appeared in 304 games in the NBA between 1996 and 2000. He was a member of the Charlotte Hornets and Golden State Warriors, and averaged a career-high 6.3 points and four rebounds per game during the 1999–2000 season with Golden State. [1] [2] In the 2000–01 season Farmer played for Iraklis Thessaloniki, averaging 13.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in the SuproLeague. [3] Farmer has also played in the CBA, ABA, France, Italy, and Russia. [1] In June 2007, he was signed as a player-coach by the Orange County Gladiators of the ABA. [1] He played in France, Italy, Greece, Spain, and Russia. He also played with the Miami Heat in 1996–97. Farmer played in Puerto Rico as well and was voted to the All DecadeTeam as one of the best imports to ever play in the BSN League. He won a championship in France with Besançon BBC

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ready To Do Battle, Former NBAer Tony Farmer Has Signed On With The ABA Orange County Gladiators Archived 2008-04-24 at the Wayback Machine . MLN.
  2. Tony Farmer. basketball-reference.com.
  3. "Tony Farmer Profile". FIBA Europe. Retrieved August 15, 2015.