2024 Paradise Jam
| Season | 2024–25 | ||||
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| Finals site | Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center, Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | ||||
| Champions | Liberty (men's) Kansas (women's Island) Florida State (women's Reef) | ||||
| MVP | Colin Porter, Liberty (men's) S'Mya Nichols, Kansas (women's Island) Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State (women's Reef) | ||||
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The 2024 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Teams
Men's teams
| Team | Most Recent Appearance |
Best Finish |
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| UAB | 2001 | Fourth (2001) |
| George Washington | Initial | N/A |
| Illinois State | 2019 | Runner-Up (2014) |
| Kansas State | 2018 | Champion (2018) |
| Liberty | 2017 | Seventh (2017) |
| Longwood | Initial | N/A |
| Louisiana | Initial | N/A |
| McNeese | Initial | N/A |
Women's teams
| Team | Most Recent Appearance |
Best Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 2006 | Fourth (2006) |
| Florida State | 2016 | Champion (2016) |
| Gonzaga | 2016 | Fourth (2016) |
| Kansas | 2013 | Fourth (2013) |
| Missouri State | 2003 | Champion (2003) |
| Northern Iowa | Initial | N/A |
| Pittsburgh | 2021 | Runner-Up (2016) |
| Texas Tech | 2008 | Champion (2000) |
Men's tournament
Matchups for the Men's Paradise Jam were unveiled July 9, 2024.[3]
2024
Men's
| Fifth Place Monday, November 25 | Consolation Semifinal Saturday, November 23 | Opening Round Friday, November 22 | Championship Semifinal Sunday, November 24 | Championship Monday, November 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 83 | Longwood | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 84 | McNeese | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 64 | McNeese | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 72 | Liberty | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh Place Monday, November 25 | Louisiana | 74 | Liberty | 67 | Third Place Monday, November 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 83 | Kansas State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 98 | George Washington | 71 | Longwood | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 86 | Kansas State | 83 | Kansas State | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
NOTE: loser of Third Place game finishes in Fifth Place; loser of Fourth Place game finishes in Sixth Place[4]
Women's tournament
The women's tournament bracket was unveiled April 18, 2024.[5][6]
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References
- ^ "2024 Men's Paradise Jam Schedule". Men's Paradise Jam. Basketball Travelers Inc.
- ^ "2024 Women's Paradise Jam Schedule". Women's Paradise Jam. Basketball Travelers Inc.
- ^ Sayler, Bill (July 9, 2024). "Paradise Jam 2024 Pairings Announced". GoRedbirds.com. Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ [1] at basketballtravelers.com, URL accessed November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Paradise Jam Announces Lineup for 2024 Women's Basketball Tournaments". MissouriStateBears.com. Missouri State University Athletics. April 18, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Women's Paradise Jam Schedule". Women's Paradise Jam. Basketball Travelers Inc.