| Jim Nolan | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 210 |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Macon, Georgia |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Lanier (Macon, Georgia) |
| College: | Georgia Tech (1946–1949) |
| Draft Year: | 1949 |
| Draft League: | BAA |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Team: | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Career Start: | 1949 |
| Career End: | 1950 |
| Career Number: | 19 |
| Career Position: | Center |
| Team1: | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 8 (1.6 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Assists |
| Stat2value: | 4 (0.8 apg) |
James S. Nolan (June 9, 1927 – April 19, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. Nolan was selected in the second round of the 1949 BAA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He played for the Warriors for five games in the 1949–50 NBA season and recorded totals of eight points and four assists. He played college basketball and football at Georgia Institute of Technology.[1] He later returned to Georgia and started a coaching career leading the Tech Freshman Basketball team from 1955 to 1957, then became the Lanier football coach in the early 1960’s.[2] He is a member of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame.
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