Paradise Jam
{{Short description|NCAA college basketball tournament}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Paradise Jam
| logo = Paradise Jam Logo Final - Complete Logo reduced resolution.jpg
| pixels =
| sport = College basketball
| founded = 2000 (women's), 2001 (men's)
| teams = 8 men's teams, 8 women's teams
| country = United States
| venue = Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands
| champion = Men: Liberty
Women -
• Island: Kansas
• Reef: Florida State
| most_champs =
| website = [http://www.paradisejam.com/ U. S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam]
| Founder = [http://www.basketballtravelers.com/ Basketball Travelers, Inc.]
}}
The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is an 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 at the Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center on the campus of the University of the Virgin Islands in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands. Liberty is the defending men's champion. Kansas and Florida State are the defending women's champions in the Island and Reef divisions, respectively.
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.{{cite web|title=Men's Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament|url=https://basketballtravelers.com/index.aspx?path=paradise|work=Basketball Travelers Inc.|access-date=November 16, 2021}}
=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.{{cite web|title=Paradise Jam Pairings Set; LSU to Face SW Missouri|url=https://lsusports.net/news/2000/11/06/159274/|work=LSU Athletics|date=November 6, 2000|access-date=November 16, 2021}} 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.{{cite web|title=Women's Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament|url=https://basketballtravelers.com/index.aspx?path=pjamwomen#|work=Basketball Travelers Inc.|access-date=November 16, 2021}} In 2025, Women’s Tournaments
Dates: November 27-29, 2025
There are three women’s tournaments: the Reef Tournament, the Island Tournament, and the Water Tournament. Each tournament includes four teams, and each team will play two games.
Reef Tournament: Teams to be announced soon
Island Tournament: Teams to be announced soon
Water Tournament: Teams to be announced soon
Tournament history
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=Men's tournament=
* 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=
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| class="wikitable"
!Year !Division !Champion !Runner-Up !MVP !Participating Teams |
| 2000
|N/A |Texas Tech |Missouri State |Jackie Stiles, Missouri State |
| rowspan="3" | 2001
|Saint Thomas |Texas |USC |Stacy Stephens, Texas |
| Saint John
|Arizona State |Kansas State |Amanda Levens, Arizona State |
| Saint Croix
|Florida State |Saint Mary's |Shinikki Whiting, Florida State |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
|Saint Thomas |South Carolina |Boston College |Jocelyn Penn, South Carolina |
| Saint John
|Duke |Arkansas |Alana Beard, Duke |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
|Saint Thomas |Virginia Tech |Mississippi State |Carrie Mason, Virginia Tech |
| Saint John
|Missouri State |West Virginia |Kari Koch, Missouri State |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
|Saint Thomas |NC State |Louisville |Tiffany Stansbury, NC State |
| Saint John
|Rutgers |Kentucky |Michelle Campbell, Rutgers |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
|Saint Thomas |Minnesota |Virginia |Jamie Broback, Minnesota |
| Saint John
|Tennessee |Maryland |Candace Parker, Tennessee |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
|Saint Thomas |colspan="2" | Arizona State vs. Rutgers † |N/A |
| Saint John
|Marquette |Xavier |Christina Quaye, Marquette |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
|Saint Thomas |Connecticut |Duke |Maya Moore, UConn |
| Saint John
|Wake Forest |Texas A&M |Alex Tchangoue, Wake Forest |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
|Reef |California |South Florida |Ashley Walker, California |
| Island
|Wisconsin |Baylor |Alyssa Karel, Wisconsin |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
|Reef |Rutgers |USC |Brittany Ray, Rutgers |
| Island
|Notre Dame |Oklahoma |Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
|Reef |Georgetown |Tennessee |Summer Rodgers, Georgetown |
| Island
|West Virginia |Iowa State |Liz Rapella, West Virginia |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
|Reef |Michigan |Washington State |Courtney Boylan, Michigan |
| Island
|Alabama |Seton Hall |Ericka Russell, Alabama |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
|Reef |South Carolina |DePaul |Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina |
| Island
|Connecticut |Purdue |Breanna Stewart, Connecticut |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
|Reef |Syracuse |Texas |Brianna Butler, Syracuse |
| Island
|Duke |Kansas |Tricia Liston, Duke |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
|Reef |Kentucky |South Florida |Makayla Epps, Kentucky |
| Island
|Florida Gulf Coast |Wichita State |Whitney Knight, Florida Gulf Coast |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|Reef |Maryland |South Dakota State |Brionna Jones, Maryland |
| Island
|Rutgers |Green Bay |Kahleah Copper, Rutgers |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|Reef |Florida State |Michigan |Leticia Romero, Florida State{{Cite news|url=https://stcroixsource.com/2016/11/27/kansas-state-fsu-win-paradise-jam-womens-tourney/|title=Kansas State, FSU Win Paradise Jam Women's Tourney|last=Gardner|first=James|date=2016-11-27|work=St. Croix Source|access-date=2018-02-09|language=en-US}} |
| Island
|Kansas State |UTEP |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
|Reef |Syracuse |Vanderbilt |Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse{{Cite news|url=http://www.syracuse.com/orangewomen/index.ssf/2017/11/syracuse_womens_basketball_sweeps_paradise_jam_by_beating_george_washington.html|title=Syracuse women's basketball sweeps Paradise Jam by beating George Washington|work=syracuse.com|access-date=2018-02-08|language=en-US}} |
| Island
|West Virginia |Virginia Tech |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
|Reef |UConn |Purdue |Napheesa Collier, UConn{{Cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-beats-purdue-to-win-paradise-jam-20181124-story.html|title=UConn women roll past Purdue 86-40 in Paradise Jam finale|work=Hartford Courant|date=November 24, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2021|language=en-US}} |
| Island
|Kentucky |North Carolina |Rhyne Howard, Kentucky{{Cite news|url=https://stthomassource.com/content/2018/11/25/uconn-kentucky-women-win-paradise-jam-division-championships/|title=UConn, Kentucky Women Win Paradise Jam Division Championships|work=St. Thomas Source|date=November 25, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2021|language=en-US}} |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Reef |South Carolina |Baylor |Aliyah Boston, South Carolina{{Cite news|url=https://basketballtravelers.com/sports/2019/11/30/WPJAM-2019_Final.aspx|title=2019 Women's Paradise Jam Results|work=Basketball Travelers Inc.|access-date=November 16, 2021|language=en-US}} |
| Island
|Louisville |Oregon |Dana Evans, Louisville |
| 2020
|align="center" Colspan="5" |The 2020 women's tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| rowspan="2" |2021
|Reef |Texas A&M |Northwestern |Jordan Nixon, Texas A&M{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebatt.com/sports/jordan-nixon-scores-25-wins-paradise-jam/article_923ffe24-5086-11ec-9166-f34b38563017.html|title=Jordan Nixon scores 25, wins Paradise Jam|work=The Battalion|date=November 28, 2021|access-date=December 21, 2021|language=en-US}} |
| Island
|Arizona |DePaul |Cate Reese, Arizona{{Cite news|url=https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2021/11/27/22805158/arizona-womens-basketball-demolishes-rutgers-paradise-jam-championship|title=Arizona women's basketball demolishes Rutgers to go 3-0 in Paradise Jam|work=SB Nation|date=November 27, 2021|access-date=December 21, 2021|language=en-US}} |
| rowspan="2" |2022
|Reef |Arkansas |Kansas State |Makayla Daniels, Arkansas |
| Island
|Seton Hall |Georgia | Diamond Battles, Georgia |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Reef |Texas |Arizona State |Rori Harmon, Texas |
| Island
|NC State |Colorado | River Baldwin, NC State |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|Reef |Florida State |Gonzaga |Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State |
| Island
|Kansas |Auburn |S’Mya Nichols, Kansas |
Men's tournament appearances
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Appearances !Years !Tournament Record |
| Clemson
|3 |2001, 2010, 2014 |6–3 (.667) |
| Morris Brown
|1 |2001 |0–3 (.000) |
| La Salle
|4 |2001, 2003, 2008, 2013 |4–8 (.333) |
| UAB
|2 |2001, 2024 |1–2 (.333) |
| Eastern Michigan
|2 |2001, 2004 |3–3 (.500) |
| Miami (FL)
|2 |2001, 2008 |5–1 (.833) |
| Saint Bonaventure
|1 |2002 |2–1 (.667) |
| Virginia Tech
|1 |2002 |2–1 (.667) |
| Michigan
|1 |2002 |0–3 (.000) |
| BYU
|1 |2002 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Toledo
|2 |2002, 2006 |1–5 (.167) |
| Kansas State
|3 |2002, 2018, 2024 |4–2 (.667) |
| Monmouth
|2 |2003, 2007 |3–3 (.500) |
| Appalachian State
|1 |2003 |1–2 (.333) |
| Boston College
|3 |2003, 2009, 2022 |6–3 (.667) |
| Wichita State
|2 |2003, 2007 |3–3 (.500) |
| Hampton
|2 |2003, 2023 |2–4 (.333) |
| Austin Peay
|1 |2004 |1–2 (.333) |
| Saint Louis
|1 |2004 |1–2 (.333) |
| Arkansas
|1 |2004 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Winthrop
|3 |2004, 2007, 2011 |4–5 (.444) |
| Troy
|1 |2004 |0–3 (.000) |
| Old Dominion
|4 |2005, 2010, 2014, 2018 |8–4 (.667) |
| Georgia
|1 |2005 |2–1 (.667) |
| Fordham
|3 |2005, 2019, 2023 |3–6 (.333) |
| Wisconsin
|2 |2005, 2008 |5–1 (.833) |
| Norfolk State
|4 |2005, 2011, 2015, 2023 |4–8 (.333) |
| Eastern Kentucky
|2 |2005, 2018 |2–4 (.333) |
| Middle Tennessee State
|1 |2006 |1–2 (.333) |
| Alabama
|2 |2006, 2010 |2–4 (.333) |
| Iowa
|3 |2006, 2008, 2010 |4–5 (.444) |
| Xavier
|2 |2006, 2010 |5–1 (.833) |
| VCU
|1 |2006 |2–1 (.667) |
| Charleston
|1 |2006 |1–2 (.333) |
| Villanova
|1 |2006 |1–2 (.333) |
| Charlotte
|1 |2007 |1–2 (.333) |
| Georgia Tech
|1 |2007 |2–1 (.667) |
| UIC
|2 |2007, 2012 |2–4 (.333) |
| Baylor
|1 |2007 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Notre Dame
|1 |2007 |1–2 (.333) |
| Southern Miss
|1 |2008 |2–1 (.667) |
| UConn
|2 |2008, 2012 |5–1 (.833) |
| San Diego
|1 |2008 |1–2 (.333) |
| Valparaiso
|2 |2008, 2009 |1–5 (.167) |
| DePaul
|2 |2009, 2015 |3–3 (.500) |
| Northern Iowa
|3 |2009, 2013, 2018 |6–3 (.667) |
| East Carolina
|1 |2009 |1–2 (.333) |
| Tennessee
|1 |2009 |2–1 (.667) |
| Saint Joseph's
|2 |2009, 2016 |2–4 (.333) |
| South Dakota State
|1 |2009 |0–3 (.000) |
| Purdue
|1 |2009 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Saint Peter's
|1 |2010 |1–2 (.333) |
| Long Beach State
|1 |2010 |2–1 (.667) |
| Seton Hall
|2 |2010, 2014 |4–2 (.667) |
| Drexel
|2 |2011, 2017 |2–4 (.333) |
| TCU
|1 |2011 |1–2 (.333) |
| Virginia
|1 |2011 |2–1 (.667) |
| Drake
|3 |2011, 2017, 2022 |6–3 (.667) |
| Ole Miss
|2 |2011, 2016 |4–2 (.667) |
| Marquette
|1 |2011 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Mercer
|2 |2012, 2017 |2–4 (.333) |
| George Mason
|3 |2012, 2020, 2022 |4–5 (.444) |
| New Mexico
|1 |2012 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Wake Forest
|2 |2012, 2017 |2–4 (.333) |
| Quinnipiac
|2 |2012, 2017 |1–5 (.167) |
| Iona
|1 |2012 |1–2 (.333) |
| Loyola Marymount
|1 |2013 |1–2 (.333) |
| Marist
|1 |2013 |0–3 (.000) |
| Maryland
|1 |2013 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Providence
|1 |2013 |2–1 (.667) |
| Vanderbilt
|1 |2013 |2–1 (.667) |
| Morgan State
|1 |2013 |1–2 (.333) |
| Gardner-Webb
|1 |2014 |1–2 (.333) |
| Nevada
|2 |2014, 2019 |3–3 (.500) |
| LSU
|1 |2014 |1–2 (.333) |
| Illinois Sate
|3 |2014, 2019, 2024 |2–4 (.333) |
| Weber State
|1 |2014 |1–2 (.333) |
| Ohio
|1 |2015 |1–2 (.333) |
| Tulsa
|1 |2015 |2–1 (.667) |
| Indiana State
|1 |2015 |2–1 (.667) |
| Hofstra
|1 |2015 |1–2 (.333) |
| Florida State
|1 |2015 |2–1 (.667) |
| South Carolina
|1 |2015 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Loyola-Chicago
|1 |2016 |1–2 (.333) |
| Oral Roberts
|1 |2016 |0–3 (.000) |
| Montana
|1 |2016 |1–2 (.333) |
| NC State
|1 |2016 |2–1 (.667) |
| Washington State
|1 |2016 |1–2 (.333) |
| Creighton
|2 |2016, 2021 |5–1 (.833) |
| Liberty
|2 |2017, 2024 |1–2 (.333) |
| Houston
|1 |2017 |2–1 (.667) |
| Colorado
|2 |2017, 2021 |5–1 (.833) |
| Oregon State
|1 |2018 |2–1 (.667) |
| Kennesaw State
|1 |2018 |0–3 (.000) |
| Missouri
|1 |2018 |2–1 (.667) |
| Penn
|1 |2018 |1–2 (.333) |
| Grand Canyon
|1 |2019 |1–2 (.333) |
| Cincinnati
|1 |2019 |2–1 (.667) |
| Bowling Green
|1 |2019 |2–1 (.667) |
| Western Kentucky
|1 |2019 |2–1 (.667) |
| Howard
|2 |2020, 2022 |1–5 (.167) |
| Belmont
|2 |2020, 2022 |5–1 (.833) |
| Queens
|1 |2020 |1–2 (.333) |
| Bradley
|1 |2021 |0–3 (.000) |
| Colorado State
|1 |2021 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Brown
|1 |2021 |1–2 (.333) |
| Northeastern
|1 |2021 |2–1 (.667) |
| Duquesne
|1 |2021 |1–2 (.333) |
| Southern Illinois
|1 |2021 |1–2 (.333) |
| Buffalo
|1 |2022 |1–2 (.333) |
| Wyoming
|1 |2022 |1–2 (.333) |
| Tarleton State
|1 |2022 |2–1 (.667) |
| Abilene Christian
|1 |2023 |2–1 (.667) |
| San Jose State
|1 |2023 |2–1 (.667) |
| Kent State
|1 |2023 |2–1 (.667) |
| Missouri State
|1 |2023 |3–0 (1.000) |
| Florida Gulf Coast
|1 |2023 |0–3 (.000) |
| Longwood
|1 |2024 | |
| McNeese State
|1 |2024 | |
| Louisiana
|1 |2024 | |
| George Washington
|1 |2024 | |
Women's tournament appearances
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Appearances !Years !Tournament Record |
| LSU
|2 |2000, 2016 |2-3 (.667) |
| Missouri State
|2 |2000, 2003, 2024 |3-2 (.600) |
| Penn State
|2 |2000, 2006 |1-3 (.250) |
| Texas Tech
|3 |2000, 2008, 2024 |2-3 (.667) |
| Texas
|4 |2001, 2009, 2013, 2023 |9-2 (.818) |
| USC
|2 |2001, 2009 |2-3 (.667) |
| Arizona State
|3 |2001, 2006, 2023 |5-2 (.714) |
| Kansas State
|3 |2001, 2016, 2022 |7-2 (.778) |
| Florida State
|3 |2001, 2016, 2024 |5-0 (1.000) |
| Saint Mary's
|1 |2001 |1-1 (.500) |
| Florida
|1 |2001 |0-2 (.000) |
| Wisconsin
|4 |2001, 2008, 2017, 2022 |4-7 (.364) |
| Richmond
|1 |2001 |1-2 (.333) |
| Western Michigan
|2 |2001, 2006 |1-4 (.200) |
| Dayton
|1 |2001 |0-2 (.000) |
| Boston College
|1 |2002 |1-1 (.500) |
| Oregon
|2 |2002, 2019 |2-1 (.667) |
| South Carolina
|4 |2002, 2009, 2012, 2019 |8-3 (.727) |
| Arkansas
|2 |2002, 2022 |4-2 (.667) |
| Duke
|3 |2002, 2007, 2013 |8-1 (.889) |
| Hampton
|3 |2002, 2004, 2012 |0-8 (.000) |
| Old Dominion
|4 |2002, 2007, 2011, 2015 |4-8 (.333) |
| Virginia Tech
|2 |2003, 2017 |4-1 (.800) |
| Iowa State
|2 |2003, 2010 |3-2 (.600) |
| Mississippi State
|2 |2003, 2009 |2-3 (.667) |
| Indiana
|3 |2003, 2007, 2019 |3-5 (.375) |
| West Virginia
|3 |2003, 2010, 2017 |8-1 (.889) |
| Georgia Tech
|2 |2003, 2010 |4-2 (.667) |
| James Madison
|1 |2003 |0-3 (.000) |
| Louisville
|2 |2004, 2019 |4-1 (.800) |
| NC State
|3 |2004, 2016, 2023 |5-3 (.625) |
| Nebraska
|1 |2004 |1-1 (.500) |
| Rutgers
|5 |2004, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2021 |9-4 (.692) |
| Kentucky
|4 |2004, 2014, 2018, 2023 |7-5 (.583) |
| South Dakota State
|2 |2004, 2015 |2-4 (.333) |
| Oregon State
|1 |2004 |1-2 (.333) |
| Nevada
|1 |2005 |0-2 (.000) |
| Minnesota
|1 |2005 |2-0 (1.000) |
| Alabama
|2 |2005, 2011 |3-2 (.600) |
| Virginia
|3 |2005, 2010, 2015 |3-5 (.375) |
| Michigan State
|1 |2005 |2-1 (.667) |
| Tennessee
|2 |2005, 2010 |4-2 (.667) |
| Gonzaga
|2 |2005, 2016, 2024 |1-5 (.167) |
| Maryland
|2 |2005, 2015 |5-1 (.833) |
| Western Kentucky
|1 |2006 |1-1 (.500) |
| Marquette
|2 |2006, 2011 |4-2 (.667) |
| Auburn
|2 |2006, 2024 |0-2 (.000) |
| Xavier
|2 |2006, 2013 |2-4 (.333) |
| Purdue
|3 |2007, 2012, 2018 |3-6 (.333) |
| Temple
|1 |2007 |1-2 (.333) |
| UConn
|3 |2007, 2012, 2018 |9-0 (1.000) |
| Stanford
|1 |2007 |2-1 (.667) |
| Wake Forrest
|2 |2007, 2012 |3-3 (.500) |
| Texas A&M
|3 |2007, 2013, 2021 |6-3 (.667) |
| Wichita State
|2 |2007, 2014 |2-4 (.333) |
| Villanova
|1 |2008 |1-2 (.333) |
| Baylor
|2 |2008, 2019 |5-1 (.833) |
| UCF
|1 |2008 |0-3 (.000) |
| Iowa
|1 |2008 |1-2 (.333) |
| California
|1 |2008 |3-0 (1.000) |
| South Florida
|4 |2008, 2014, 2018, 2023 |6-6 (.500) |
| Oklahoma
|2 |2009, 2014 |3-3 (.500) |
| Notre Dame
|1 |2009 |3-0 (1.000) |
| San Diego State
|1 |2009 |0-3 (.000) |
| Georgetown
|1 |2010 |2-1 (.667) |
| Missouri
|1 |2010 |1-2 (.333) |
| TCU
|1 |2010 |0-3 (.000) |
| Seton Hall
|2 |2011, 2022 |4-2 (.667) |
| Louisiana Tech
|1 |2011 |1-2 (.333) |
| Michigan
|2 |2011, 2016 |5-1 (.833) |
| Washington State
|2 |2011, 2019 |2-4 (.333) |
| Prairie View A&M
|1 |2011 |0-3 (.000) |
| DePaul
|2 |2012, 2021 |4-2 (.667) |
| Florida Gulf Coast
|2 |2012, 2014 |3-3 (.500) |
| Marist
|1 |2012 |1-2 (.333) |
| Kansas
|2 |2013, 2024 |1-2 (.333) |
| Central Michigan
|1 |2013 |1-2 (.333) |
| Memphis
|1 |2013 |0-3 (.000) |
| Syracuse
|2 |2013, 2017 |5-1 (.833) |
| Clemson
|2 |2014, 2022 |1-5 (1.67) |
| Ohio State
|1 |2014 |2-1 (.667) |
| Illinois
|1 |2014 |1-2 (.333) |
| Tulane
|1 |2015 |1-2 (.333) |
| Green Bay
|1 |2015 |1-2 (.333) |
| Pittsburgh
|3 |2015, 2021, 2024 |2-4 (.333) |
| UTEP
|1 |2016 |0-3 (.000) |
| Winthrop
|1 |2016 |0-3 (.000) |
| Butler
|1 |2017 |1-2 (.333) |
| Drexel
|1 |2017 |1-2 (.333) |
| Vanderbilt
|2 |2017, 2021 |3-3 (.500) |
| George Washington
|1 |2017 |2-1 (.667) |
| North Carolina
|1 |2018 |2-1 (.667) |
| UCLA
|1 |2018 |0-3 (.000) |
| Ole Miss
|1 |2018 |0-3 (.000) |
| St. John's
|1 |2018 |2-1 (.667) |
| UT Arlington
|1 |2019 |0-3 (.000) |
| Oklahoma State
|1 |2019 |1-2 (.333) |
| Arizona
|1 |2021 |3-0 (1.000) |
| South Dakota
|1 |2021 |1-2 (.333) |
| Northwestern
|1 |2021 |2-1 (.667) |
| VCU
|1 |2022 |2-1 (.667) |
| Georgia
|1 |2022 |2-1 (.667) |
| Northern Arizona
|1 |2022 |0-3 (.000) |
| Cincinnati
|1 |2023 |2-1 (.667) |
| Colorado
|1 |2023 |2-1 (.667) |
| High Point
|1 |2023 |0-3 (.000) |
| Northern Iowa
|1 |2024 | |
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20787824/storm-damage-forces-paradise-jam-virgin-islands |title=Storm damage forces Paradise Jam from Virgin Islands; host site to be named next week |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=September 22, 2017 |access-date=September 23, 2017}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.2017paradisejam.com/single-post/2017/09/22/2017-Paradise-Jam-Relocated |title=Paradise Jam Relocated |publisher=Basketball Travelers, Inc. |date=September 22, 2017 |access-date=September 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924100124/https://www.2017paradisejam.com/single-post/2017/09/22/2017-Paradise-Jam-Relocated |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |url-status=dead }} The substitute venue for the 2017 men's tournament was Vines Center at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.{{cite press release |url=https://www.2017paradisejam.com/single-post/2017/09/29/MenE28099s-2017-US-Virgin-Islands-Paradise-Jam-Relocated-to-Liberty-University |title=Men's 2017 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Relocated to Liberty University |publisher=Basketball Travelers, Inc. |date=September 29, 2017 |access-date=September 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222717/https://www.2017paradisejam.com/single-post/2017/09/29/MenE28099s-2017-US-Virgin-Islands-Paradise-Jam-Relocated-to-Liberty-University |archive-date=September 30, 2017 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite press release |url=https://www.2017paradisejam.com/single-post/2017/10/04/Women%E2%80%99s-2017-US-Virgin-Islands-Paradise-Jam-Sites-Selected |title=Women's 2017 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Sites Selected |publisher=Basketball Travelers, Inc. |date=October 4, 2017 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010005659/https://www.2017paradisejam.com/single-post/2017/10/04/Women%E2%80%99s-2017-US-Virgin-Islands-Paradise-Jam-Sites-Selected |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |url-status=dead }} The tournament moved back to the Virgin Islands in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://pennathletics.com/news/2018/5/9/2018-paradise-jam-schedule-set-for-mens-basketball.aspx?path=mbball|title=2018 Paradise Jam Schedule Set For Men's Basketball - University of Pennsylvania|date=10 May 2018 }}
=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/nearly-lost-to-coronavirus-paradise-jam-found-its-way-to-dc-convention-center/2020/11/25/17693288-2f4e-11eb-96c2-aac3f162215d_story.html|title=Nearly lost to coronavirus, Paradise Jam found its way to D.C. Convention Center|work=The New York Times}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/paradise-jam-wont-hold-womens-tourney-this-year/article_95ac6eb1-a20c-532e-a157-b7fb82dc819a.html|title=Paradise Jam won't hold women's tourney this year|work=The Virgin Islands Daily News|date=14 November 2020 }}
References
External links
- [http://www.paradisejam.com/ Official site of the U.S. Virgin Island Paradise Jam Tournament]
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