James Kase

James Abram Kase Sr. (May 18, 1888 – April 17, 1944) was an American athletics administrator and coach. He was director of physical training at Indiana University during the 1910s and head coach of the 1911–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.

Early years Kase was born in 1888 at Frost Valley, Pennsylvania. He coached the wrestling team and the freshman baseball and football teams. He was eventually promoted to director of physical training. He also served as head coach for the 1911–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team that compiled a 6–11 record. He was also active in Indiana's athletic fraternity, Sigma Delta Psi.

Family and later years Kase lived most of his life in Danville, Pennsylvania. They had a son, James A. Kase Jr., and a daughter, Miriam Frances. He was later employed by the Kennedy Van Saun Corporation.