Tony Farmer (born March 24, 1994) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(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. After his release in 2015, he played college basketball at

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and participated in the

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, where he went undrafted.

Early life and education

Farmer excelled at

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outside of

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, graduating in 2012. He was rated among the top 100 high school players in the U.S. In his senior year, Farmer was being recruited by several Division I schools, including a handful in the

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College career

Farmer planned to enroll at Lincoln College, but was refused admission. He eventually signed to play with

, a community college in

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. 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. In 2016–17, Farmer scored 17.4 points per outing, while pulling down 9.5 rebounds and dishing out 3.2 assists a game. After the conclusion of his sophomore year, Farmer turned pro and put his name in the

. He would ultimately be undrafted that year.

Professional career

Yakima SunKings (2018–2019)

In the 2018 season, Farmer played two games for the

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of the NAPB.

Al Rayyan (2019–2020)

Farmer signed with

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of the

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on November 12, 2019. He averaged 19.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 16 games played.

Halcones de Ciudad Obregón (2020)

In 2020, Farmer played two games with Mexican team

of the

(CIBACOPA) before the league was suspended due to the

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Pichincha de Potosí (2021)

Farmer played with Bolivian team

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in 2021, leading them to an appearance in the league finals.

Riachuelo de La Rioja (2021)

In September 2021, Farmer signed with Riachuelo de La Rioja in Argentina.

Return to Halcones de Ciudad Obregón (2022–present)

Farmer returned to Halcones de Ciudad Obregón for the 2022 CIBACOPA season. He earned All-Star honors.

Legal issues

In May 2012, Farmer was indicted by a grand jury charges of kidnapping, assault and robbery against his former girlfriend in Bedford Heights. In August 2012, Farmer pled guilty to all three charges and was sentenced to three years imprisonment. In June 2015, he was released from prison. In September 2020, police in

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, issued a warrant for Farmer's arrest on felony domestic abuse battery.

References

External links

Tony Farmer
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Tony 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Bolivia American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Qatar American men's basketball players Basketball players from Cleveland Halcones de Ciudad Obregón players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Lee College (Texas) alumni Small forwards