Paradise Jam

The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is an NCAA college basketball tournament that takes place annually in late November.

NC State and Texas are the defending women's champions in the Island and Reef divisions, respectively.

[1] The format of the women's tournament has changed multiple times throughout the existence of Paradise Jam.

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.

[24][25] The substitute venue for the 2017 men's tournament was Vines Center at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Game 4 of the 2017 Paradise Jam featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Drake Bulldogs. Due to hurricane damage, this particular year was not held in the U.S. Virgin Islands
View from the University of the Virgin Islands campus
2004 tournament MVP, Arkansas 's Ronnie Brewer , with the Chicago Bulls in 2011
2005 tournament champion Wisconsin
2008 tournament MVP, UConn's Hasheem Thabeet , as part of the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers in 2020
2009 tournament MVP, Purdue 's E'Twaun Moore
2011 tournament MVP, Marquette 's Darius Johnson-Odom
2015 tournament MVP, South Carolina 's Sindarius Thornwell
2017 tournament MVP, Colorado 's McKinley Wright IV
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
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
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
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
2014 Reef tournament MVP, Kentucky 's Makayla Epps
2015 Island tournament MVP, Rutgers ' Kahleah Copper , with the Chicago Sky in 2018
2019 Reef tournament MVP, South Carolina 's Aliyah Boston