James S. Crews (born February 14, 1954) is an American former men's college basketball coach for Saint Louis University.

After leading the Billikens to a school-record 28 wins, Crews was formally named SLU's 25th head coach on April 12, 2013.

[1] Crews spent the first 13 years of his adult life at Indiana University under Bob Knight.

He played on the 1976 NCAA Championship-winning team, the last undefeated champion in the men's division.

After graduating, he served as an assistant on Knight's staff for eight years before moving to the University of Evansville in 1985.