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Men's Basketball
James Farr
- Title:
- Graduate Manager, Men's Basketball
James Farr, who played four seasons under UofL Coach Chris Mack at Xavier, is in his second season as a graduate manager on the UofL men’s basketball staff while pursuing a graduate degree.
Farr joins the Cardinals after playing professional basketball for the last four years in Hungary, France, Germany, Phillipines, Croatia and Japan.
As a senior at Xavier in 2015-16, Farr averaged 10.7 points and 7.8 rebounds -- third in the Big East that season — as the Musketeers posted a 28-6 record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Sports Illustrated recognized Farr on its 2016 “All-Glue Team.” He was fifth in the Big East in field goal percentage (.545).
Farr led Xavier with 18 points and 15 rebounds in a 2016 first-round NCAA win over Weber State, marking his sixth double-double of the season and the eighth of his career, while also marking his 10th double-figure rebound game of the season and 18th of his career.
He started 26 games as a junior when he averaged 4.2 points and 5.3 rebounds.
Farr averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds in his one season of prep school at Maine Central Institute. He averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds as a senior at Evanston (Ill.) Township High School while leading his team to a Central Suburban League Championship in 2011.
Farr, who hails from Evanston, Ill., earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Xavier in 2016.
Farr joins the Cardinals after playing professional basketball for the last four years in Hungary, France, Germany, Phillipines, Croatia and Japan.
As a senior at Xavier in 2015-16, Farr averaged 10.7 points and 7.8 rebounds -- third in the Big East that season — as the Musketeers posted a 28-6 record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Sports Illustrated recognized Farr on its 2016 “All-Glue Team.” He was fifth in the Big East in field goal percentage (.545).
Farr led Xavier with 18 points and 15 rebounds in a 2016 first-round NCAA win over Weber State, marking his sixth double-double of the season and the eighth of his career, while also marking his 10th double-figure rebound game of the season and 18th of his career.
He started 26 games as a junior when he averaged 4.2 points and 5.3 rebounds.
Farr averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds in his one season of prep school at Maine Central Institute. He averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds as a senior at Evanston (Ill.) Township High School while leading his team to a Central Suburban League Championship in 2011.
Farr, who hails from Evanston, Ill., earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Xavier in 2016.
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