| Jim McDermott | |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1910 |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years2: | 1947–1973 |
| Coach Team2: | Iona |
| Coach Sport3: | Baseball |
| Coach Years4: | 1947–1963 |
| Coach Team4: | Iona |
| Admin Years1: | 1956–1976 |
| Admin Team1: | Iona |
| Admin Years2: | 1980–1984 |
| Admin Team2: | MAAC (commissioner) |
| Overall Record: | 320–252 (basketball) |
Peter James McDermott (April 6, 1910 – June 2, 2009) was an American basketball and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York from 1947 to 1973, compiling a record of 320–252. McDermott was also the head baseball coach at Iona from 1947 to 1963 and the school's athletic director from 1956 to 1976. He was the first commissioner of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).[1] [2]