Farmar gets offer from Arizona, names top five

The state of California has always been a prime source for some of the nation’s most elite players and this year is no different. Jordan Farmar, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound point guard from Taft high school in Woodland Hills, California, will receive more than his fair share of attention from some of the most prominent Division 1 schools across American.

Farmar has unofficially visited Arizona and he’s scheduled to visit an SEC school in the near future.

“I was supposed to visit Florida on April 14th, but I’m going to reschedule the visit because nobody can take visits during that period,” Farmar said. “Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Gonzaga and Stanford are my top five schools, but my list isn’t closed. Connecticut recently contacted me about an official visit, Indiana also called, but they haven’t seen me play yet, so they will spend time looking at me this summer.”

Schools like Kansas and Indiana have not had the opportunity to see Farmar play this year, so they will use the summer evaluation period to get a better feel for his game. One school has apparently seen enough and has extended a formal offer.

“I spoke with Arizona head coach Lute Olson and he offered me a scholarship. I took an unofficial visit to Arizona a few weeks back and had a great time,” Farmar said. “I spoke with Coach Olson and his fiancée. I’m in no rush to make a decision about my college destination. Right now, the plan is to take all five official visits and take my time with everything.”

There is no doubt that Farmar is best suited for the point guard position, but don’t think he is only capable of bringing the ball up and down the court, or that his primary strength is getting others the ball.

“I can score and I can get others involved, but it really doesn’t matter, I just want to win,” he said. “I hit 40 percent of my three pointers this year and 87 percent of my free throws. I’ll do whatever it takes to win.”

When a final decision about his future is finally made, Farmar will know he found what he was looking for.

“Location doesn’t matter, but I don’t want my family being or feeling uncomfortable with the situation,” he said. “I also want to make sure that I get a good education and play competitive basketball. Right now, I’m just working out and getting ready to travel with my Adidas Pump ‘N Run AAU summer team.”

Farmar and Bryce Taylor, another California guard, play on the same AAU team. Several of the same high profile schools are recruiting them, so it will be interesting to see how things pan out.