| Jason James | |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1977 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1996–2000 |
| Player Team1: | Graceland |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team1: | STLCC–Forest Park (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2002–2009 |
| Coach Team2: | UT Martin (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2009–2014 |
| Coach Team3: | UT Martin |
| Coach Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team4: | Blytheville HS |
| Coach Years5: | 2015–present |
| Coach Team5: | Germantown HS |
Jason T. James (born October 10, 1977) is an American high school basketball coach who is currently boys' varsity coach at Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee. He was previously a college basketball coach, most recently men's basketball head coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin).
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, James graduated from Parkway West High School in nearby Ballwin in 1996 and played basketball at Graceland College from 1996 to 2000. A guard, James was team captain as a senior.[1]
From 2000 to 2002, James was an assistant coach at St. Louis Community College–Forest Park.[1]
James spent seven seasons as a UT Martin assistant under coach Bret Campbell. James took over for Campbell in 2009, but proceeded to post a 37–117 overall record in five seasons. In 2013–14, the Skyhawks went 8–23 and did not qualify for the conference tournament. James was fired on March 3, 2014.[2]
After leaving UT Martin, James became head boys' varsity basketball coach at Blytheville High School in Blytheville, Arkansas before taking the same job at Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee in 2015.[3] [4]