Jim Farmer Biography

For other people with the same name, see James Farmer (disambiguation).American basketball player (born 1964)

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

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.

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 adverti*t 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 pros*ution and three counts of attempted solicitation of a minor."

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