Mike Farmer (basketball)

Mike Farmer
Personal information
Born (1936-08-26) August 26, 1936
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolRichmond (Richmond, California)
CollegeSan Francisco (1955–1958)
NBA draft1958: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted byNew York Knicks
Playing career1958–1966
PositionSmall forward
Number8, 51, 12
Coaching career1965–1966
Career history
As a player:
1958–1960New York Knicks
1960–1961Cincinnati Royals
1961–1962San Francisco Saints
1962–1966St. Louis Hawks
As a coach:
1965–1966St. Louis Hawks (assistant)
1966Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights
Career NBA playing statistics
Points2,816 (6.7 ppg)
Rebounds1,950 (4.6 rpg)
Assists550 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Career coaching record
NBA1–8 (.111)
Record at Basketball Reference 

Don Michael Farmer (born September 26, 1936) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'7" forward, he was selected with the third pick in the 1958 NBA draft by the New York Knicks after a college career at the University of San Francisco.

Basketball career

Farmer played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for a total of seven seasons with New York, the Cincinnati Royals, and the St. Louis Hawks. He averaged 6.7 points per game during his six years in the NBA and was known as a defensive forward.[1] The Hawks made him an assistant coach at the start of the 1965–66 season.[1]

On April 28, 1966, Farmer was announced as head coach of the Baltimore Bullets.[1] His appointment was considered as a surprise.[1][2] At the age of 30, Farmer was the youngest coach in the NBA during the 1966–67 season.[2] On November 5, 1966, Jeanette was fired by the Bullets after he led the team to a 1–8 record.[2]

Career playing statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1958–59 New York 72* 21.5 .353 .838 4.4 .9 6.0
1959–60 New York 67 22.9 .373 .843 5.7 .9 7.4
1960–61 New York 2 3.0 .000 – 1.0 .0 .0
1960–61 Cincinnati 57 22.7 .391 .734 6.6 1.4 7.5
1962–63 St. Louis 80* 21.6 .425 .842 4.6 1.8 7.4
1963–64 St. Louis 76 17.9 .406 .819 3.0 1.4 5.6
1964–65 St. Louis 60 21.2 .409 .798 4.3 1.5 6.8
1965–66 St. Louis 9 8.8 .433 .800 2.0 .7 3.3
Career 423 20.8 .393 .814 4.6 1.3 6.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1959 New York 2 17.0 .294 .400 5.0 .0 6.0
1963 St. Louis 11 23.8 .365 .765 4.7 2.5 6.1
1964 St. Louis 11 10.8 .559 .800 1.5 .8 4.2
1965 St. Louis 1 7.0 .500 – 1.0 .0 4.0
Career 25 16.9 .411 .719 3.2 1.4 5.2

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

NBA

Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Baltimore 1966–67 9 1 8 .111 (fired) — — — —

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Vet Mike Farmer New Bullet Coach". The Washington Daily News. April 29, 1966. p. 43. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Jeanette named Bullet coach". Johnson City Press. November 5, 1966. p. 7. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mike Farmer NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2023.


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