| Jim Higgins | |
| Position: | Center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Olney, Illinois |
| Death Place: | Urbana, Illinois |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Olney (Olney, Illinois) |
| Years1: | 1940 |
| Team1: | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans |
James Chaplin Higgins (December 25, 1918[1] – February 12, 2002) was an American professional basketball player.[2] [3] He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans in one game during the 1940–41 season and scored one point.[3]
Higgins was also a minor league baseball player.[4] He played for the Baltimore Orioles (minor league team), Federalsburg A's, Dover Orioles, Appleton Papermakers, and Vicksburg Hill Billies.[4]