The 2024 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 Sports and Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Teams
Men's teams
[1]
| Team | Most
Recent
Appearance | Best
Finish |
| 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
[2]
| 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
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| Fifth Place
Monday, November 25 | | | Consolation Semifinal
Saturday, November 23 | | | Opening Round
Friday, November 22 | | | Championship Semifinal
Sunday, November 24 | | | Championship
Monday, November 25 |
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| Longwood | 89 |
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| | | UAB | 81 | | | |
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| UAB | 83 | | Longwood | 69 |
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| | | Illinois State | 84 | | | | | McNeese | 84 | | |
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| | Illinois State | 68 | |
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| | | | McNeese | 76 | | | |
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| Illinois State | 64 | | McNeese | 58 |
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| George Washington | 72 | | | | | Liberty | 62 |
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| | Louisiana | 69 | |
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| | | Liberty | 89 | | | |
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| Seventh Place
Monday, November 25 | Louisiana | 74 | | Liberty | 67 | Third Place
Monday, November 25 |
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| | | | George Washington | 83 | | | | | Kansas State | 65 | | | |
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| UAB | 98 | | George Washington | 71 | | Longwood | 64 |
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| Louisiana | 86 | | | Kansas State | 83 | | | Kansas State | 80 |
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* – 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]
Island division
| Friday, November 29 | | | | | | | | Auburn | 82 | | | Pittsburgh | 50 | |
| | Friday, November 29 | | | | | | | | Kansas | 76 | | | Northern Iowa | 73 | |
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| Saturday, November 30 | | | | | | | | Northern Iowa | 90 | | | Pittsburgh | 74 | |
| | Saturday, November 30 | | | | | | | | Auburn | 60 | | | Kansas | 61 | |
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Reef division
| Friday, November 29 | | | | | | | | Florida State | 97 | | | Missouri State | 66 | |
| | Friday, November 29 | | | | | | | | Gonzaga | 49 | | | Texas Tech | 67 | |
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| Saturday, November 30 | | | | | | | | Texas Tech | 72 | | | Missouri State | 69 | |
| | Saturday, November 30 | | | | | | | | Florida State | 95 | | | Gonzaga | 54 | |
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References