Malcolm Farmer named assistant coach

[PonyPride]

DALLAS (SMU) --- Malcolm Farmer was named a men’s basketball assistant coach, announced head coach Matt Doherty on Tuesday. Farmer has spent the last two seasons as SMU’s director of basketball operations and has nine years of Division I experience as an assistant coach, director of operations, or manager. Farmer moves into the role previously held by Lance Irvin, a Chicago native who took an assistant coaching role at Southern Illinois.

Farmer came to SMU with Doherty from Florida Atlantic, where Farmer also served as the director of basketball operations. That season, the Owls went 15-13 including a 14-6 record in Atlantic Sun play, the best in school history. The 15 wins were also five more than FAU had managed in the year prior to their arrival.

He brought seven previous years of Division I experience to the Mustangs, including the season at FAU, the two previous years at Western Illinois and the prior four at Notre Dame.

At Western Illinois, Farmer was a graduate assistant on Derek Thomas' staff. His responsibilities included recruiting, individual workouts, scouting, and assisting with scheduling. His efforts helped in leading the Leathernecks to their best conference finish in six years. The year before, Farmer was the senior manager for the program, where his duties included player instruction, scouting, scheduling, on-campus recruiting, and conditioning.

Prior to his tenure at WIU, Farmer spent fours years as a manager at Notre Dame from 1999-2003. His first year with the Fighting Irish coincided with Doherty's year as head coach. During Farmer's time there, Notre Dame made three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Sweet-16. The team also advanced to the championship of the NIT in 2000.

Farmer spent the summer of 2002 working in the front office of the Minnesota Timberwolves. He worked extensively on the organization's draft efforts as well as assisted with the team's mini-camp and summer training camp.

Farmer received an undergraduate degree in history from Notre Dame where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

[George S. Patton]

In an unrleated note, Doherty's successor at Florida Atlantic, Rex Walters, just left to become the new men's basketball coach at San Francisco.

[Ikus]

Isn't it just WALTER (no S)?

Congratulations to Coach Farmer.

[PonyPatrol]

Definitely not. Walters was one of my favorite players growing up - he and Adonis Jordan were an outstanding backcourt at Kansas. Speaking of mid-nineties players, keep your eye on Chris Collins from Duke's staff. Should land a major job soon.

[PonyDoh]

Definitely not. Walters was one of my favorite players growing up - he and Adonis Jordan were an outstanding backcourt at Kansas. Speaking of mid-nineties players, keep your eye on Chris Collins from Duke's staff. Should land a major job soon.

Anyone w/a brain won't touch Coliins or Wojo. K's coaching tree is one of the worst around, see Quin Snyder & Tommy Amaker.

[PonyDoh]

BTW, like the talent upgrade at SMU, but hate that another staff spot opens and is filled, and still no texas ties. I'm beginning to think this is like carolina where Doh fired all of Dean Smith & Guthridges staff and turned off the carolina extended family.

Recruit Texas, Doh!

[CalallenStang]

Definitely not. Walters was one of my favorite players growing up - he and Adonis Jordan were an outstanding backcourt at Kansas. Speaking of mid-nineties players, keep your eye on Chris Collins from Duke's staff. Should land a major job soon.

Anyone w/a brain won't touch Coliins or Wojo. K's coaching tree is one of the worst around, see Quin Snyder & Tommy Amaker.

What about Jeff Capel? He didn't coach at Duke, but he did play there under K

[PonyDoh]

Definitely not. Walters was one of my favorite players growing up - he and Adonis Jordan were an outstanding backcourt at Kansas. Speaking of mid-nineties players, keep your eye on Chris Collins from Duke's staff. Should land a major job soon.

Anyone w/a brain won't touch Coliins or Wojo. K's coaching tree is one of the worst around, see Quin Snyder & Tommy Amaker.

What about Jeff Capel? He didn't coach at Duke, but he did play there under K

He learned a few tricks under K, I'm sure. That said, his Dad was the long time ODU head coach, so I imagine his old man was his greatest influence.

[Dark Horse]

BTW, like the talent upgrade at SMU, but hate that another staff spot opens and is filled, and still no texas ties. I'm beginning to think this is like carolina where Doh fired all of Dean Smith & Guthridges staff and turned off the carolina extended family.

Recruit Texas, Doh!

It ... doesn't ... matter ... where ... players ... come ... from ... as ... long ... as ... they ... can ... play.

[CalallenStang]

BTW, like the talent upgrade at SMU, but hate that another staff spot opens and is filled, and still no texas ties. I'm beginning to think this is like carolina where Doh fired all of Dean Smith & Guthridges staff and turned off the carolina extended family.

Recruit Texas, Doh!

Here's your Texas tie:
http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-ba ... eve00.html

[PonyDoh]

BTW, like the talent upgrade at SMU, but hate that another staff spot opens and is filled, and still no texas ties. I'm beginning to think this is like carolina where Doh fired all of Dean Smith & Guthridges staff and turned off the carolina extended family.

Recruit Texas, Doh!

Here's your Texas tie:
http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-ba ... eve00.html

like i said, get someone who can recruit texas

[ponydawg]

I can understand this when you talk about football, but I don't fully buy into it for basketball. Give me kids who can win games. You only need a handful of game changers to get this basketball program going. I don't care where he finds them or where they come from.

[MustangIcon]

I find it amazing that in this class:

- we signed 2 players coming from highschools ranked top 30 in the nation in hoops
- signed a top TX JUCO pg prospect, originally from nyc
- are in the hunt for two prospects being recruited by Kentucky, Virginia, and Indiana, among others

Yet we still hear crap about:

- how its not good enough bc we aren't recruiting Texas or
- Doherty should really look at Joe Blo from DFW area highschool. i know he has no great offers to speak of but hes a local player!



I deally I would LOVE to have our pick among DFW area guys and also be able to get top prospects from other states. As it stands right now, everyone in DFW thinks SMU sucks as a basketball school. While I am not sure where they got this idea from it could be due to the fact that we have sucked as a basketball school over the last 8 seasons. It also doesn't help that our football program has had an even worse rep of the same time frame. Once we are more successfull the DFW area guys will come. Until then, forgive me for niot whining while we compete with SEC, Big 10, and ACC schools for recruits!

[50's PONY]

Icon,
I am just curious but who are you talking about? I have looked at two Top 100 lists and do not find any SMU signee listed in the Top 100.
Hoopmasters lists Otis as #231 and DuBois is unranked.

[ponydawg]

Icon,
I am just curious but who are you talking about? I have looked at two Top 100 lists and do not find any SMU signee listed in the Top 100.
Hoopmasters lists Otis as #231 and DuBois is unranked.

I believe you are cornfused.
He said "- we signed 2 players coming from highschools ranked top 30 in the nation in hoops"

The team themselves were ranked in the top 30 and the players were starters and contributers on that team.