James G. Palmer (June 8, 1933 – September 16, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.

[1] He played collegiately at the University of Dayton from 1954 to 1957 before embarking on his professional basketball career.

His first stop was in the National Industrial Basketball League playing for the Peoria Cats.

In his final year of professional ball, Palmer played in the American Basketball League.

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