James R. Gillingham (born August 20, 1981) is a retired Canadian basketball player.

[5] He graduated from Bradley[6] University[7][8] in Peoria, Illinois, where he was a member of the NCAA's Missouri Valley Conference basketball team from 2000 to 2004.

[10] Gillingham signed a deal with the German first division club TBB Trier[11] in 2004 after ending his NCAA[12] career.

He remained with TBB his entire career, retiring in 2010 after serving as team captain for 5 years.

Following his retirement, Gillingham returned to his hometown and served as an Assistant Coach for the University of Guelph[13] Gryphons Men's Basketball team.