Tony Farmer (basketball, born 1994)


Tony Farmer is an American professional basketball player for the Halcones de Ciudad Obregón of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico. 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 Lee College and participated in the 2017 NBA draft, where he went undrafted.

Career

High school and college

Farmer excelled at Garfield Heights and was rated among the top 100 high school players in the US. In August 2012, he was handed a three-year prison sentence after being found guilty of kidnapping, felonious assault, robbery and intimidating his former girlfriend. Farmer pleaded guilty to all charges he faced. He was released from prison in June 2015.
He planned to enroll at Lincoln College, but was refused admission. Farmer eventually signed to play with Lee College, a community college in Baytown, Texas. 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 2017 NBA draft. He would ultimately be undrafted that year.

Professional basketball

In the 2018 season, Farmer played two games for the Yakima SunKings of the NAPB.
In 2020, he played two games with Mexican team Halcones de Ciudad Obregón of the CIBACOPA before the league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.