Ja'Kobi Broderick Gillespie (born March 10, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the Tennessee Volunteers. He previously played for the Belmont Bruins and the Maryland Terrapins.
Gillespie committed to play college basketball for the Belmont Bruins over from schools such as Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Eastern Kentucky.
As a freshman in 2022-23, Gillespie averaged 9.6 points and 3.3 assists per game and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Freshman Team. In 2023-24, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game and earned second-team all-MVC honors, MVC All-Defensive Team honors, while also being named to the MVC Most Improved Team. After the season, Gillespie entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
Gillespie transferred to play for the Maryland Terrapins. On December 4, 2024, he recorded 23 points and four assists in victory over Ohio State. On December 21, Gillespie recorded 17 points, 11 assists and five rebounds in a victory against Syracuse. On January 10, 2025, he notched a career-high 27 points, four assists, and four steals in a win over UCLA. On January 19, Gillespie notched 1,000 career points after scoring 22 in victory over Nebraska. On January 26, he posted 18 points, nine assists, three rebounds, one steal, and one block versus Indiana. For his performance during the 2024-25 season, Gillespie was named third-team all-Big Ten Conference.