Larry Farmer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Larry Farmer
Occupation	American basketball coach
Date Of Birth	Jan 31, 1951(1951-01-31)
Age	73
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Larry Farmer Biography

Larry Farmer is one of the most popular and richest American basketball coach who was born on January 31, 1951 in United States. Larry Farmer (born January 31, 1951) is an American basketball coach and former player. He currently is an assistant coach at Western Michigan University. This is his second stint as an assistant coach at Western Michigan. Farmer served as the head basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1981 to 1984, Weber State University from 1985 to 1988, and Loyola University Chicago from 1998 to 2004. He played college basketball at UCLA, where he was a member of three national champinships-winning teams for the UCLA Bruins under head coach John Wooden in the early 1970s. In 2018, Farmer was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Farmer was the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles from 1981 to 1984, guiding them to a 61–23 (.726) record.

Farmer has also coached at the professional level serving as head coach of the Qadsia Sporting Club in Kuwait (1988–90) and as an assistant with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors (1990–91). He also served as a coach for the Kuwaiti National Team from 1992–97.

His college coaching experience also includes a stint as an assistant at Rhode Island (1997–98), where he helped the Rams reach the Elite Eight.

Farmer was drafted by both the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Denver Nuggets of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He did not play, but instead returned to UCLA to where he was an assistant basketball coach under Wooden, Gene Bartow Gary Cunningham, and Larry Brown from 1973 to 1981. When Brown resigned prior to the 1981–82 season, Farmer was elevated to head coach of the UCLA basketball team.

Larry Farmer Net Worth

Larry Farmer is one of the richest American basketball coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Larry Farmer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Farmer played high school basketball at Manual High School in Denver, Colorado, from 1966 to 1969. He nearly quit the sport as a sophomore, but, as a senior, he helped the Thunderbolts reach the state championship game and was named First Team Denver Post All-State. During his senior campaign he was named First Team All-City by Rocky Mountain News and First Team All- Metropolitan by Denver Post. Farmer was named First Team in three categories(City, Metro, State) in two separate newspapers.

Farmer played at UCLA during the early 1970s under legendary coach John Wooden. He was a teammate of Bill Walton during the era when the Bruins won seven consecutive NCAA men’s titles. He was the only player that participated in all the games for the UCLA teams that went 89–1 (.989), the best winning percentage in NCAA men’s basketball history.

In 1985, Farmer became the head coach for Weber State University and was the successor to Neil McCarthy. Farmer coached Weber for three seasons (1985–88) and compiled a record of 34–54 (.386).

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Who is Larry Farmer Dating?

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He returned to the WMU staff for the 2013 season and retired after the 2017-18 season.

Facts & Trivia

Lars Ranked on the list of most popular American basketball coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Larry Farmer celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.

Is Larry Drew married?

Sharon Drew

How old is Larry Drew?

64 years (April 2, 1958)

Who is the coach of Cleveland Cavaliers?

J. B. Bickerstaff

Where is John Beilein?

Beilein’s specialty was teaching kids how to be better at the most basic hoop skill: Shooting. In 2019, at age 66, he figured it was time for a new challenge. Beilein took the job as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Where is David Blatt now?

David Blatt Retires from Coaching, Joins Knicks Front Office as Consultant. The New York Knicks have hired former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt as a basketball operations consultant, the team announced.