| James Usilton | |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1895 |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Temple |
| Coach Years1: | 1923?–1926 |
| Coach Team1: | Central HS |
| Coach Years2: | 1926–1939 |
| Coach Team2: | Temple |
| Overall Record: | 205–79 |
| Tournament Record: | NIT 3–0 |
| Championships: | Helms National (1938) Premo-Porretta National (1938) NIT (1938) 2× EIC (1937, 1938) |
James A. Usilton Sr. (June 10, 1895 – March 13, 1939)[1] was an American college basketball coach at Temple University between 1926–27 and 1938–39. He won 205 games as the Owls' coach, including one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) during the 1937–38 season.[2] That Temple squad won the first-ever NIT.[1] His 1937–38 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[3] [4] His 1935–36 team reached the finals of the 1936 Olympic Trials.[1]