Jordan Farmar
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 Jordan Farmar holds up his new Los Angeles Lakers jersey.
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| Position | Point guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | November 30, 1986 Los Angeles, California |
| High school | Taft High School, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles |
| College | UCLA |
| Draft | 26th overall, 2006 Los Angeles Lakers |
| Pro career | 2006 – present |
Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who was drafted 26th in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
He had previously been the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team, and as of the 2006-2007 season, still attends home UCLA basketball games whenever possible.
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[edit] Career
[edit] High school
At Taft High School Farmar scored a record 54 points in a single game. As a senior, he averaged 27.5 points and 6.5 assists and led Taft to the school's first Los Angeles City title. He was named the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year and LA City Co-Player of the Year, and the CIF Los Angeles City Section High School Player of the Year. He also earned USA Today Super 25 selection, Parade Magazine 2nd-team All-American, Slam Magazine Honorable Mention All-American, CalHi Sports All-State honors, and the southern California Jewish Athlete of the Year. [1]
[edit] College
Considered one of the elite point guards in the nation at UCLA, he was named to the all Pac-10 team and the all Pac-10 Tournament team.
In the 2006 NCAA Tournament, Farmar led the UCLA Bruins to the National Championship game against the Florida Gators, which they subsequently lost, 57-73. Farmar led all scorers with 18 points, and also finished with 2 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. On April 20, 2006, he and teammate Arron Afflalo declared to enter the NBA Draft. On June 17th, 2006, Afflalo withdrew from the draft, but Farmar declared he was staying in the draft the following day.
[edit] Pro
Farmar impressed NBA scouts at the pre-draft combine with a 42-inch vertical leap that was the highest of any player there.
On June 28, 2006, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Farmar with the 26th pick in the 1st round of the NBA draft. He wears the number five (5) Lakers jersey.
On July 8, 2006, he made his debut at the Summer Pro League at the Pyramid on the campus of California State University Long Beach. He played an impressive game where he showed great knowledge of the triangle offense. His final game totals were 17 points and 3 assists in 31 minutes of play.
[edit] Personal life
Farmar, who is half Black American and half White American, was born in Los Angeles, California and attended Portola Middle School and Taft High School in Woodland Hills, a suburban community of the San Fernando Valley within Los Angeles.
His father, former baseball player Damon Farmar (an outfielder who was a second round draft pick in both 1982 and 1983), is African American. His mother is Melinda Baker, and his stepfather, Yehuda, is Israeli. Farmar has a half-sister, Shoshana. Farmar's godfather is former major league baseball player Eric Davis.
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| 2006 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Andrea Bargnani | LaMarcus Aldridge | Adam Morrison | Tyrus Thomas | Shelden Williams | Brandon Roy | Randy Foye | Rudy Gay | Patrick O'Bryant | Mouhamed Sene | J.J. Redick | Hilton Armstrong | Thabo Sefolosha | Ronnie Brewer | Cedric Simmons | Rodney Carney | Shawne Williams | Oleksiy Pecherov | Quincy Douby | Renaldo Balkman | Rajon Rondo | Marcus Williams | Josh Boone | Kyle Lowry | Shannon Brown | Jordan Farmar | Sergio Rodríguez | Maurice Ager | Mardy Collins | Joel Freeland |
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| Second Round James White | Steve Novak | Solomon Jones | Paul Davis | P.J. Tucker | Craig Smith | Bobby Jones | Kosta Perović | David Noel | Denham Brown | James Augustine | Daniel Gibson | Marcus Vinicius | Lior Eliyahu | Alexander Johnson | Dee Brown | Paul Millsap | Vladimir Veremeenko | Leon Powe | Ryan Hollins | Cheick Samb | Guillermo Diaz | Yotam Halperin | Hassan Adams | Ejike Ugboaja | Edin Bavcic | Loukas Mavrokefalidis | J.R. Pinnock | Damir Markota | Will Blalock |
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