Tony Farmer
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Anthony Todd Farmer (born January 3, 1970 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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) is an American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player.

A 6'9" forward from the University of Nebraska, Farmer appeared in 104 games in the NBA between 1993 and 2000. He was a member of the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
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, Charlotte Hornets, and Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
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, and averaged a career-high 6.3 points
Points per game
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 and four rebounds per game during the 1999-2000 season
1999-2000 NBA season
-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers*Co-Rookies of the Year: Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls; Steve Francis, Houston Rockets*Defensive Player of the Year: Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat...

 with Golden State. Farmer has also played in the CBA
Continental Basketball Association
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, ABA
American Basketball Association (21st century)
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, France
France
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, Italy
Italy
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, and Russia
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. In June 2007, he was signed as a player-coach
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 by the Orange County Gladiators
Orange County Gladiators
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of the ABA.
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