Jordan Farmar

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Jordan Farmar
Position Point guard
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Team Los Angeles Lakers
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born November 30, 1986 (age 20)
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.

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[edit] Biography

Farmar was born in Los Angeles, California. 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, Melinda Baker, is Jewish, and his stepfather, Yehuda, is Israeli.[1][2] Farmar has a half-sister, Shawn Kolani. Farmar's godfather is former major league baseball player Eric Davis.[citation needed] He attended Portola Middle School and Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California, before transferring his sophomore year to Taft High School in Woodland Hills, a suburban community of the San Fernando Valley within Los Angeles.

[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 career

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 lost by a score of 73-57. Farmar led all scorers with 18 points, and also finished with 2 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. On April 20, 2006, he declared to enter the NBA Draft.

[edit] Professional career

Farmar impressed NBA scouts at the pre-draft combine with a 42-inch vertical leap, the highest of any player there. On July 8, 2006, he made his debut at the Summer Pro League, which was held at the Walter Pyramid. His final game totals were 17 points and 3 assists in 31 minutes of play. On June 28, 2006, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Farmar with the 26th pick in the 1st round of the NBA draft. As of the 2006-2007 season, he is the first backup to Smush Parker. His understanding of the game has led to praises by sportswriters[citation needed] and by Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who rarely gives rookies much playing time.[citation needed]

[edit] Awards and recognition

  • Los Angeles Times High-School Player of the Year: 2003-2004
  • Rivals.com National Freshman of the Year : 2004-2005
  • Pac-10 Freshman of the Year: 2004-2005
  • All-Pac-10 Freshman First Team: 2004-2005
  • All-Pac-10 First Team: 2005-2006
  • Pac-10 All-Tournament Team: 2005-2006

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3177805,00.html
  2. ^ http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=13773

[edit] External links


2006 NBA Draft
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
Second Round

James White | Steve Novak | Solomon Jones | Paul Davis | P.J. Tucker | Craig Smith | Bobby Jones | Kosta Perovic | 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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