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{{other people||James Farmer (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1964)}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Jim Farmer
| image           = 
| width           = 
| caption         = 
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 4
| weight_lb       = 190
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1964|09|23}}
| birth_place     = [[Dothan, Alabama]], U.S.
| high_school     = [[Houston Academy]]<br>(Dothan, Alabama)
| college         = [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] (1983–1987)
| draft_year      = 1987
| draft_round     = 1
| draft_pick      = 20
| draft_team      = [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| career_start    = 1987
| career_end      = 1997
| career_number   = 20, 30, 21, 22
| career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]]
| years1          = {{nbay|1987|full=y}}
| team1           = [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| years2          = {{nbay|1988|end}}
| team2           = [[Utah Jazz]]
| years3          = 1989–1990
| team3           = [[Pensacola Tornados]]
| years4          = {{nbay|1989|end}}
| team4           = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| years5          = {{nbay|1990|start}}
| team5           = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years6          = 1990–1991
| team6           = Pensacola Tornados
| years7          = {{nbay|1990|end}}
| team7           = [[Denver Nuggets]]
| years8          = 1991–1992
| team8           = [[Birmingham Bandits]]
| years9          = 1992
| team9           = [[Rapid City Thrillers]]
| years10         = 1992–1993
| team10          = [[Columbus Horizon]]
| years11         = 1993
| team11          = [[Victoria Libertas Pesaro|Scavolini Pesaro]]
| years12         = 1993–1994
| team12          = [[Yakama Sun Kings|Yakima Sun Kings]]
| years13         = {{nbay|1993|end}}
| team13          = Denver Nuggets
| years14         = 1996–1997
| team14          = [[Fort Wayne Fury]]
| medal_templates = 
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalSport | [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Americas Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold  | [[1997 Tournament of the Americas|1997 Montevideo]] |[[United States men's national basketball team|National team]] }}
}}

'''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&nbsp;lb [[small forward]], played for the Mavericks, [[Utah Jazz]] signed as a free agent 1/4/1989, [[Seattle SuperSonics]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]], and [[Denver Nuggets]] in 5 NBA seasons. His best stint as an NBA player was during the [[1990-91 NBA season|1990–91 season]] when he appeared in 25 games for the Nuggets and averaged 10.0 ppg. During his playing career he had good jumping ability, and was a solid contributor coming off the bench. He was an All-SEC player his senior year and known for his tenacious defense. He toured the Orient with an Athletes in Action team in 1984. 

==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 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/franklin/2019/10/30/former-nba-alabama-player-farmer-arrested-on-sex-charge/4097811002/|title = Former NBA, Alabama player Jim Farmer arrested on sex charge in Tennessee |work= [[The Tennessean]] |last= Alund |first= Natalie Neysa |date= 2019-10-30 |access-date= 2023-04-23}}</ref>

In 2020, Farmer was indicted on new trafficking charges in by a [[Rutherford_County,_Tennessee|Rutherford County]] grand jury, the new charges including "attempted patronizing prostitution and three counts of attempted solicitation of a minor."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2020/01/13/former-nba-player-jim-farmer-facing-new-sex-trafficking-charges/4453384002/|title = Former NBA player Jim Farmer faces new sex trafficking charges |work= [[The Daily News Journal]] |last= Hineman |first= Brinley |date= 2020-01-13 |access-date= 2023-04-23}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{1987 NBA draft}}
{{United States squad 1997 FIBA Americas Championship}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Alabama]]
[[Category:Birmingham Bandits players]]
[[Category:Columbus Horizon players]]
[[Category:Dallas Mavericks draft picks]]
[[Category:Dallas Mavericks players]]
[[Category:Denver Nuggets players]]
[[Category:Fort Wayne Fury players]]
[[Category:Orlando Magic expansion draft picks]]
[[Category:Pensacola Tornados (1986–1991) players]]
[[Category:Philadelphia 76ers players]]
[[Category:Rapid City Thrillers players]]
[[Category:Seattle SuperSonics players]]
[[Category:Small forwards]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Dothan, Alabama]]
[[Category:Utah Jazz players]]
[[Category:Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players]]
[[Category:Yakima Sun Kings players]]
[[Category:United States men's national basketball team players]]


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