Mike Farmer

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For the American baseball player, see Mike Farmer (baseball player).

Don Michael (Mike) Farmer (born September 26, 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'7" forward, he was selected with the 3rd pick in the 1958 NBA Draft by the New York Knickerbockers, after a college career at the University of San Francisco. Farmer played in the NBA for a total of seven seasons, with New York, the Cincinnati Royals, and the St. Louis Hawks.

In 1966, he coached nine games for the Baltimore Bullets.

Preceded by Paul Seymour

Baltimore Bullets Head Coach 1966

Succeeded by Buddy Jeannette

v • d • e San Francisco Dons Basketball 1955-1956 NCAA Champions Carl Boldt | Eugene Brown | Mike Farmer | K.C. Jones | Hal Perry | Mike Preaseau | Bill Russell Coach Phil Woolpert

v • d • e Chicago Packers/Zephyrs-Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets-Washington Wizards Head Coaches Pollard • McMahon • Leonard • Jeannette • Seymour • Farmer • Jeannette • Shue • Jones • Motta • Shue • Loughery • Unseld • Lynam • Staak • Bickerstaff • Brovelli • Heard • Walker • Hamilton • Collins • Jordan

[edit] External links

• BasketballReference.com: Mike Farmer (as player)
• BasketballReference.com: Mike Farmer (as coach)