Paradise Jam Tournament
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| Sport | College basketball |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 8 men's teams, 8 women's teams |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Sports and Fitness Center |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men South Carolina Women Kentucky (Reef) Women Florida Gulf Coast (Island) |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, SNY |
| Founder | Basketball Travelers, Inc. |
| Official website | Paradise Jam |
The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is a preseason college basketball tournament that takes place in late November of each year, with the men usually playing the week before Thanksgiving and the women playing Thanksgiving week. It takes place in St. Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center. The tournament began in 2000 as a women's tournament. There has been a men's tournament since 2001. The format was originally a six-team tournament, with teams divided into two groups of three for a round-robin competition, with group standings deciding the entrants to the fifth-place, third-place, and championship games. In 2006 the format was changed to a more traditional eight-team tournament where all teams play three games- with the final day's games determining placement in all positions, first through eighth. La Salle has the most appearances of any team (3).
South Carolina are the defending men's champions, defeating Tulsa in the 2015 final, 83-75.
Contents
Past championship games
Men's tournament
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
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| 2001 | Miami | 67–65 | Clemson |
| 2002 | BYU | 66–57 | St. Bonaventure |
| 2003 | Boston College | 84–81 | Wichita State |
| 2004 | Arkansas | 82–64 | Eastern Michigan |
| 2005 | Wisconsin | 84–81 | Old Dominion |
| 2006 | Alabama | 63–56 | Xavier |
| 2007 | Baylor | 62–54 | Winthrop |
| 2008 | UConn | 76–57 | Wisconsin |
| 2009 | Purdue | 73–72 | Tennessee |
| 2010 | Old Dominion | 67–58 | Xavier |
| 2011 | Marquette | 59–57 | Norfolk State |
| 2012 | New Mexico | 66–60 | UConn |
| 2013 | Maryland | 56–52 | Providence |
| 2014 | Seton Hall | 84–80 | Illinois State |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 83-75 | Tulsa |
Women's tournament
| Year | Paradise Jam Women's Tournament Champions | ||
| 2000 | Texas Tech | ||
| Year | St. Thomas Division | St. John Division | St. Croix Division |
| 2001 | Texas | Arizona State | Florida State |
| Year | St. Thomas Division | St. John Division | |
| 2002 | South Carolina | Duke | |
| 2003 | Virginia Tech | Southwest Missouri State | |
| 2004 | North Carolina State | Rutgers | |
| 2005 | Minnesota | Tennessee | |
| 2006 | Championship cancelled‡ | Marquette | |
| 2007 | Connecticut | Wake Forest | |
| Year | Island Division | Reef Division | |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | California | |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | Rutgers | |
| 2010 | Georgetown | West Virginia | |
| 2011 | Alabama | Michigan | |
| 2012 | Connecticut | South Carolina | |
| 2013 | Duke | Syracuse | |
| 2014 | Florida Gulf Coast | Kentucky | |
| 2015 | Rutgers | Maryland | |
‡In 2006, the final game was cancelled due to a family tragedy involving a family member of one of the Arizona State players.[1]
2002
- November 22–25: St. Thomas/St. John
Saint John Division
-Saint Bonaventure 91, Virginia Tech 78
-Saint Bonaventure 65, Michigan 53
-Virginia Tech 65, Michigan 53
Saint Thomas Division
-Brigham Young 71, Toledo 56
-Brigham Young 73, Kansas State 64
-Toldeo 58, Kansas State 50
Championship Round
Consolation 5th Place: Kansas State 82, Michigan 71
Consolation 3rd Place: Virginia Tech 58, Toledo 45
Championship: Brigam Young 66, Saint Bonaventure 57
2001
- November 17–20: St. Thomas/St. John
Saint John Division
-Clemson 70, Morris Brown 57
-La Salle 63, Morris Brown 49
-Clemson 81, La Salle 69
Saint Thomas Division
-UAB 79, Eastern Michigan 66
-Miami (FL) 93, Eastern Michigan 56
-Miami (FL) 81, UAB 79
Championship Round
Consolation 5th Place: Eastern Michigan 67, Morris Brown 55
Consolation 3rd Place: La Salle 63, UAB 58
Championship: Miami (FL) 67, Clemson 65
See also
Future Participants
2016[2]
NC State
Ole Miss
Creighton
Saint Joseph's
Loyola
Oral Roberts
Montana
Washington St
References
External links
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