James Turner Brewer (born December 3, 1951) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

He is infamous for his role in a 1972 brawl in Minneapolis, where white Ohio State center Luke Witte was assaulted by fellow Gophers Corky Taylor and Ron Behagen in a game.

The fight escalated when Brewer repeatedly struck Witte's white teammate Dave Merchant in the face.

Then he played with Pallacanestro Cantù in Italian Serie A along with players as Pierluigi Marzorati and Antonello Riva with coach Giancarlo Primo.

[3] In 2007, the Illinois High School Association named Brewer one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament.