Paradise Jam Tournament

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Paradise Jam
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Sport College basketball
Founded2000 (women's), 2001 (men's)
Founder Basketball Travelers, Inc.
No. of teams8 men's teams, 8 women's teams
CountryUnited States
Venue(s) Sports and Fitness Center, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Most recent
champion(s)
Men: Colorado State
Women:
-Reef: Texas A&M
-Island: Arizona
TV partner(s) ESPN3 & ESPN+
Official website Paradise Jam

The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is a NCAA college basketball tournament that takes place annually in late November. The men's tournament typically takes place the week before Thanksgiving, with the women's tournament occurring during Thanksgiving week. It is held in St. Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center on the campus of the University of the Virgin Islands. Colorado State is the defending men's champion. Texas A&M and Arizona are the defending women's champions in the Reef and Island divisions, respectively.

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Format

Paradise Jam began in 2000 as a women's basketball tournament; a men's tournament was added the following year. In its current format, both tournaments feature eight teams that each play three games.

Men's format

The men's tournament was introduced in 2001 with a six-team, three-game group play format. In 2006, the tournament was expanded to eight teams and a bracket format was adopted. All teams play three games in the tournament, with the final day's games determining the tournament standings: a championship game, third-place game, fifth-place game, and seventh-place game are all played. [1]

Women's format

The format of the women's tournament has changed multiple times throughout the existence of Paradise Jam. The first tournament in 2000 featured four teams that played two games each. [2] In 2001, the women's tournament was altered to include three divisions — St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. The following year, the St. Croix division was dropped, and two divisions were used going forward. In 2008, the format was adjusted to its current form, which features the Reef and Island divisions with four teams playing in each division. All teams play three games in the tournament, with the final day's games determining placement in all positions, first through fourth in each division. [3]

Tournament history

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View from the University of the Virgin Islands campus
2004 tournament MVP, Arkansas's Ronnie Brewer, with the Chicago Bulls in 2011 Ronnie Brewer (cropped).jpg
2004 tournament MVP, Arkansas's Ronnie Brewer, with the Chicago Bulls in 2011
2005 tournament champion Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg
2005 tournament champion Wisconsin
2008 tournament MVP, UConn's Hasheem Thabeet, as part of the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers in 2020 Hasheem Thabeet basketball.jpg
2008 tournament MVP, UConn's Hasheem Thabeet, as part of the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers in 2020
2009 tournament MVP, Purdue's E'Twaun Moore 20081031 E'Twaun Moore.jpg
2009 tournament MVP, Purdue's E'Twaun Moore
2011 tournament MVP, Marquette's Darius Johnson-Odom Darius Johnson-Odom.jpg
2011 tournament MVP, Marquette's Darius Johnson-Odom
2015 tournament MVP, South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell Sindarius Thornwell Free Throw.jpg
2015 tournament MVP, South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell
2017 tournament MVP, Colorado's McKinley Wright McKinley Wright.jpg
2017 tournament MVP, Colorado's McKinley Wright
Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. hosted the 2020 tournament as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic Washington, D.C. Convention Center.JPG
Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. hosted the 2020 tournament as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 tournament champion Colorado State Colorado State Rams wordmark.svg
2021 tournament champion Colorado State

Men's tournament

YearChampionRunner-UpScoreThird PlaceTournament MVPParticipating Teams
2001 MiamiClemson67–65La Salle (63-58 over UAB) John Salmons, Miami Clemson
Eastern Michigan
La Salle
Miami
Morris Brown
UAB
2002 BYUSt. Bonaventure66–57Virginia Tech (58-45 over Toledo) Marques Green, St. Bonaventure BYU
Kansas State
Michigan
St. Bonaventure
Toledo
Virginia Tech
2003 Boston CollegeWichita State84–81Monmouth (64-52 over Hampton) Craig Smith, Boston College Appalachian State
Boston College
Hampton
La Salle
Monmouth
Wichita State
2004 ArkansasEastern Michigan82–64Winthrop (52-36 over Austin Peay) Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas Arkansas
Austin Peay
Eastern Michigan
Saint Louis
Troy
Winthrop
2005 WisconsinOld Dominion84–81Georgia (76-68 over Eastern Kentucky) Alando Tucker, Wisconsin Eastern Kentucky
Fordham
Georgia
Norfolk State
Old Dominion
Wisconsin
2006 AlabamaXavier63–56Villanova (89-60 over Iowa) Alonzo Gee, Alabama Alabama
Charleston
Iowa
Middle Tennessee
Toledo
Xavier
VCU
Villanova
2007 BaylorWinthrop62–54Georgia Tech (70-69 over Notre Dame) Curtis Jerrells, Baylor Baylor
Charlotte
Georgia Tech
Monmouth
Notre Dame
UIC
Wichita State
Winthrop
2008 ConnecticutWisconsin76–57Miami (80-45 over San Diego) Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut Connecticut
Iona
La Salle
Miami
San Diego
Southern Miss
Valparaiso
Wisconsin
2009 PurdueTennessee73–72DePaul (58-51 over Saint Joseph's) E’Twaun Moore, Purdue Boston College
DePaul
East Carolina
Northern Iowa
Purdue
Saint Joseph's
South Dakota State
Tennessee
2010 Old DominionXavier67–58Clemson (64-58 over Seton Hall)Ben Finney, Old Dominion [4] Alabama
Clemson
Iowa
Long Beach State
Old Dominion
Saint Peter's
Seton Hall
Xavier
2011 MarquetteNorfolk State59–57Ole Miss (80-69 over TCU) Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette [5] Drake
Drexel
Marquette
Norfolk State
Ole Miss
TCU
Virginia
Winthrop
2012 New MexicoConnecticut66–60George Mason (74-58 over Quinnipiac) Kendall Williams, New Mexico [6] Connecticut
George Mason
Iona
Mercer
New Mexico
Quinnipiac
UIC
Wake Forest
2013 MarylandProvidence56–52Northern Iowa (65-50 over La Salle) Dez Wells, Maryland [7] La Salle
Loyola Marymount
Marist
Maryland
Morgan State
Northern Iowa
Providence
Vanderbilt
2014 Seton HallIllinois State84–80Old Dominion (56-48 over Gardner-Webb) Sterling Gibbs, Seton Hall [8] Clemson
Gardner-Webb
Illinois State
LSU
Nevada
Old Dominion
Seton Hall
Weber State
2015 South CarolinaTulsa83–75Indiana State (67-66 over Hofstra) Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina [9] DePaul
Florida State
Hofstra
Indiana State
Norfolk State
Ohio
South Carolina
Tulsa
2016 CreightonOle Miss86–77NC State (73-63 over Saint Joseph's) Marcus Foster, Creighton [10] Creighton
Loyola
Montana
NC State
Ole Miss
Oral Roberts
Saint Joseph's
Washington State
2017 ColoradoMercer79–70Drake (90-88 over Drexel) McKinley Wright IV, Colorado [11] Colorado
Drake
Drexel
Houston
Liberty
Mercer
Quinnipiac
Wake Forest
2018 Kansas StateMissouri82–67Oregon State (74-58 over Penn) Dean Wade, Kansas State [12] Eastern Kentucky
Kansas State
Kennesaw State
Missouri
Northern Iowa
Old Dominion
Oregon State
Penn
2019 NevadaBowling Green77–62Cincinnati (81-77 over Valparaiso) Jalen Harris, Nevada [13] Bowling Green
Cincinnati
Fordham
Grand Canyon
Illinois State
Nevada
Valparaiso
Western Kentucky
2020*BelmontGeorge Mason77-67Queens (N.C.) (85-71 over Howard)Luke Smith, Belmont [14] Belmont
George Mason
Howard
Queens
2021 Colorado StateNortheastern71–61Creighton (66–64 over Southern Illinois) David Roddy, Colorado State [15] Bradley
Brown
Colorado
Colorado State
Creighton
Duquesne
Northeastern
Southern Illinois

*The 2020 tournament was condensed and played at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Women's tournament

The first ever Paradise Jam champion, the 2000 Texas Tech Lady Raiders Texas Tech Athletics logo.svg
The first ever Paradise Jam champion, the 2000 Texas Tech Lady Raiders
2001 St. John tournament MVP, Arizona State's Amanda Levens, as head coach of Nevada in 2017 Amanda Levens.jpg
2001 St. John tournament MVP, Arizona State's Amanda Levens, as head coach of Nevada in 2017
2005 St. John tournament MVP, Tennessee's Candace Parker, with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2017 Candace Parker (cropped).jpg
2005 St. John tournament MVP, Tennessee's Candace Parker, with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2017
2007 St. Thomas tournament MVP, UConn's Maya Moore, with the Minnesota Lynx in 2012 Maya Moore-2012-Joe Bielawa.jpg
2007 St. Thomas tournament MVP, UConn's Maya Moore, with the Minnesota Lynx in 2012
2009 Island tournament MVP, Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins, with the Dallas Wings in 2017 Skylar Diggins-Smith.jpg
2009 Island tournament MVP, Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins, with the Dallas Wings in 2017
2012 Island tournament MVP, UConn's Breanna Stewart, with the Seattle Storm in 2017 BreannaStewart foulshot.jpg
2012 Island tournament MVP, UConn's Breanna Stewart, with the Seattle Storm in 2017
2014 Reef tournament MVP, Kentucky's Makayla Epps Makayla Epps.jpg
2014 Reef tournament MVP, Kentucky's Makayla Epps
2015 Island tournament MVP, Rutgers' Kahleah Copper, with the Chicago Sky in 2018 Copper-20180914.jpg
2015 Island tournament MVP, Rutgers' Kahleah Copper, with the Chicago Sky in 2018
2019 Reef tournament MVP, South Carolina's Aliyah Boston Aliyah Boston (cropped).jpg
2019 Reef tournament MVP, South Carolina's Aliyah Boston
YearDivisionChampionRunner-UpMVPParticipating Teams
2000 N/ATexas TechSouthwest Missouri State Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State LSU
Southwest Missouri State
Penn State
Texas Tech
2001 Saint ThomasTexasUSCStacy Stephens, Texas Texas
USC
Saint JohnArizona StateKansas State Amanda Levens, Arizona State Arizona State
Kansas State
Saint CroixFlorida StateSaint Mary'sShinikki Whiting, Florida State Florida State
Saint Mary's
2002 Saint ThomasSouth CarolinaBoston College Jocelyn Penn, South Carolina Boston College
Oregon
South Carolina
Saint JohnDukeArkansas Alana Beard, Duke Arkansas
Duke
Hampton
Old Dominion
2003 Saint ThomasVirginia TechMississippi StateCarrie Mason, Virginia Tech Indiana
Iowa State
Mississippi State
Virginia Tech
Saint JohnSouthwest Missouri StateWest VirginiaKari Koch, Southwest Missouri State Georgia Tech
James Madison
Southwest Missouri State
West Virginia
2004 Saint ThomasNC StateLouisville Tiffany Stansbury, NC State Hampton
Louisville
NC State
Nebraska
Saint JohnRutgersKentucky Michelle Campbell, Rutgers Kentucky
Oregon State
Rutgers
South Dakota State
2005 Saint ThomasMinnesotaVirginiaJamie Broback, Minnesota Alabama
Minnesota
Nevada
Virginia
Saint JohnTennesseeMaryland Candace Parker, Tennessee Gonzaga
Maryland
Michigan State
Tennessee
2006 Saint ThomasArizona State & Rutgers†
†The final game of the 2006 women's St. Thomas tournament was
cancelled due to a family tragedy involving the death of a family
member of one of the Arizona State players in Saint Thomas. [16]
N/A Arizona State
Penn State
Rutgers
Western Kentucky
Saint JohnMarquetteXavierChristina Quaye, Marquette Auburn
Marquette
Western Michigan
Xavier
2007 Saint ThomasConnecticutDuke Maya Moore, UConn Duke
Old Dominion
Purdue
Stanford
Temple
Connecticut
Saint JohnWake ForestTexas A&MAlex Tchangoue, Wake Forest Indiana
Texas A&M
Wake Forest
Wichita State
2008 ReefCaliforniaSouth Florida Ashley Walker, California California
Iowa
South Florida
Texas Tech
IslandWisconsinBaylorAlyssa Karel, Wisconsin Baylor
UCF
Villanova
Wisconsin
2009 ReefRutgersUSCBrittany Ray, Rutgers Mississippi State
Rutgers
Texas
USC
IslandNotre DameOklahoma Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Notre Dame
Oklahoma
San Diego State
South Carolina
2010 ReefGeorgetownTennesseeSummer Rodgers, Georgetown Georgetown
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Missouri
IslandWest VirginiaIowa StateLiz Rapella, West Virginia Iowa State
TCU
West Virginia
Virginia
2011 ReefMichiganWashington StateCourtney Boylan, Michigan Marquette
Michigan
Prairie View A&M
Washington State
IslandAlabamaSeton HallEricka Russell, Alabama Alabama
Louisiana Tech
Old Dominion
Seton Hall
2012 ReefSouth CarolinaDePaulAleighsa Welch, South Carolina DePaul
Florida Gulf Coast
Hampton
South Carolina
IslandConnecticutPurdue Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Connecticut
Marist
Purdue
Wake Forest
2013 ReefSyracuseTexas Brianna Butler, Syracuse Memphis
Syracuse
Texas
Texas A&M
IslandDukeKansas Tricia Liston, Duke Central Michigan
Duke
Kansas
Xavier
2014 ReefKentuckySouth Florida Makayla Epps, Kentucky Illinois
Kentucky
Oklahoma
South Florida
IslandFlorida Gulf CoastWichita State Whitney Knight, Florida Gulf Coast Clemson
Florida Gulf Coast
Ohio State
Wichita State
2015 ReefMarylandSouth Dakota State Brionna Jones, Maryland Maryland
Old Dominion
Pittsburgh
South Dakota State
IslandRutgersGreen Bay Kahleah Copper, Rutgers Green Bay
Rutgers
Tulane
Virginia
2016 ReefFlorida StateMichigan Leticia Romero,Florida State [17] Florida State
Gonzaga
Michigan
Winthrop
IslandKansas StateUTEPKindred Wesemann, Kansas State [17] Kansas State
LSU
NC State
UTEP
2017 ReefSyracuseVanderbilt Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse [18] George Washington
Syracuse
Vanderbilt
Wisconsin
IslandWest VirginiaVirginia TechTeanna Muldrow, West Virginia [18] Butler
Drexel
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
2018 ReefUConnPurdue Napheesa Collier, UConn [19] Ole Miss
Purdue
St. John's
UConn
IslandKentuckyNorth Carolina Rhyne Howard, Kentucky [20] Kentucky
North Carolina
South Florida
UCLA
2019 ReefSouth CarolinaBaylor Aliyah Boston, South Carolina [21] Baylor
Indiana
South Carolina
Washington State
IslandLouisvilleOregon Dana Evans, Louisville [21] Louisville
Oklahoma State
Oregon
UT Arlington
2020 The 2020 women's tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 ReefTexas A&MNorthwesternJordan Nixon, Texas A&M [22] Northwestern
Pittsburgh
South Dakota
Texas A&M
IslandArizonaDePaulCate Reese, Arizona [23] Arizona
DePaul
Rutgers
Vanderbilt

Tournaments held outside of the Virgin Islands

2017

The 2017 men's and women's tournaments were moved to the U.S. mainland due to heavy damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The tournament organizers decided to solicit hosting bids from all participating teams in both tournaments, with each tournament intended to be hosted by a participating school. [24] [25] The substitute venue for the 2017 men's tournament was Vines Center at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. [26] The 2017 women's tournament took place in two different venues, with the Reef division playing at the Charles E. Smith Center on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and the Island division at the neutral Titan Field House at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida, presumably after no school in the Island division submitted a bid. [27] The tournament moved back to the Virgin Islands in 2018. [28]

2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 men's tournament was relocated to Washington, D.C., as travel restrictions prevented the tournament from being held in the U.S. Virgin Islands as normal. The tournament took place November 26–28, 2020 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. [29] The tournament was condensed from the typical eight teams to just four teams — Belmont, George Mason, Howard, and Queens (N.C.). Belmont went undefeated, beating the three other teams to win the 2020 men's tournament. The 2020 women's tournament was cancelled. [30]

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