Edgar Farmer
Head Women's Basketball Coach
Phone: 4151
Email:
Farmerei@wofford.edu
Edgar I. Farmer Jr. is entering his sixth season at the helm of the Wofford women’s basketball program in 2009-10.
In his five years, Farmer has installed a new enthusiasm among the players and has created an environment ripe for winning.
In 2008, he helped lead Wofford to its first win in the Southern Conference Tournament since 2002 when it defeated rival Furman during the opening round.
Then-junior Liz Miller was selected to the second team all-tournament squad following the two-game run in the SoCon Tournament by the Terriers.
Farmer was also on the bench when Mahagony Williams was named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2007-08 by both the league’s head coaches and the Southern Conference Sports Media Association. She became the first player in school history to garner the honor.
Williams was also tabbed to the league’s all-freshman team, becoming the first Wofford player under Farmer’s watch to receive postseason accolades from the Southern Conference.
Under his coaching, Wofford has never been afraid to face a challenging schedule. Last season, the Terriers faced Virginia Tech, North Carolina and Kentucky out of conference and came within 10 points of defeating UK on the road in January. A year earlier, Wofford nearly upset Wake Forest, falling by just two to the Demon Deacons.
Farmer guided the Terriers to their best record in five seasons in 2006-07, capping the campaign with an opening-round bye in the Southern Conference Tournament as the No. 6 seed. Wofford completed the year with a 13-16 record, including a 7-11 mark in league action which included season sweeps over College of Charleston, Elon and Appalachian State. The Terriers also scored a thrilling 68-65 home overtime triumph against perennial league stronghold Davidson on Senior Day.
Wofford played its first-ever home televised contest Jan. 6, 2007, when it welcomed College of Charleston to the Benjamin Johnson Arena.
Along the way, Farmer became just the second coach in school history, joining David Graves, to increase his or her win total each year through his or her first three seasons on the bench. Even more remarkable about this feat is Farmer has done it against Division I competition, some of the best opponents the Terriers have ever faced.
Senior Jennifer Weurding was named the Southern Conference Player of the Week during the final week of the regular season, becoming just the third Wofford player to garner the accolade in school history.
Then-junior Kelsi Koenig was named to the 2006-07 preseason all-league squad as voted upon by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association.
The Newport News, Va., native helped the Terriers rank No. 1 nationally during 2005-06 in steals per game, topping such national programs as North Carolina, Duke, Georgia and LSU. Wofford led the country in the statistical category much of the season and also finished third nationally in total steals, ranking only behind North Carolina and Duke despite playing in fewer games.
Farmer also was on the sidelines as the Terriers made their first-ever TV appearance when Wofford played at Furman Feb. 11, 2006, on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS).
In 2005-06, the team break several school and individual records, including then-junior Weurding becoming the school’s all-time leader in blocked shots with 172. Weurding concluded her career with 253, 32 more than the next closest on the career Southern Conference list.
With the 65-46 season-opening win over Coker Nov. 19, 2004, Farmer became just the second head coach in Terrier history to earn a victory in his or her debut.
He previously spent two seasons as a Terrier assistant, in 2002-03 and 2003-04. He was involved in all aspects of the game, including recruiting, individual and team development and on-court coaching.
“After an exhaustive search involving many applicants, we determined that our best candidate was in-house,” Wofford athletic director Richard Johnson said at the time of his hiring. “Edgar has done an excellent job as an assistant with our women’s basketball program and we believe he’s ready to take the next step in his coaching career.
“Edgar is a very impressive individual. With his two years on our campus (at the time of his hiring), he has a tremendous understanding of the Wofford community. He’s a great fit for our department and college. We believe our women’s basketball program will benefit from his strong leadership.”
Farmer came to Wofford after working two years as an assistant coach at East Carolina. While with the Lady Pirates, Farmer served as the summer camp director and community service coordinator. He was also given the tasks of opponent scouting, film exchange, on-campus recruiting and unofficial visits and pre and postseason workout development with the trainers and strength staff.
“It’s an honor and privilege to be a part of the great tradition of Wofford,” Farmer said. “I’m truly excited about this position and grateful to Richard Johnson and the Wofford administration for providing me the opportunity.
“Our young ladies are talented on and off the court. We hope to emulate the Wofford football team’s success and I’m confident our players can get it done.”
He also served as the head coach of a women’s basketball select team for Planet Basketball that competed in Finland and Poland in August 2001.
Farmer was also an assistant men’s basketball coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College. He served as an adjunct professor of African-American history and as a faculty advisor during his stay in Miami, Okla.
He also coached the AAU Garner Flames, including stints with the 14, 15 and 16-under age groups as an assistant coach and then as the head coach for the 17-under squad.
During the summer months of 1997, Farmer interned with Pro Management Plus which enabled him to maintain the director’s role for the NBA camps of Allan Houston and John Starks.
Farmer is a 1994 graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in African-American studies. While in Chapel Hill, he was a member of the junior varsity men’s basketball team.
After graduating, he was an assistant coach under Randy Wiel for the Tar Heel junior varsity squad.
In 1993-94, he was the audio-visual technical coordinator for the national champion North Carolina women’s basketball team. Farmer filmed practices and games and assisted in the film breakdown.
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