NORFOLK, VA-- The tournament directors at Basketball Traveler Inc. announced today that Old Dominion University will be in the 2014 field of the Ezybonds Global Payments U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. The eight-team field in the 15th annual event include: Clemson, Gardner Webb, Illinois State, Louisiana State, Nevada, Old Dominion, Seton Hall, and Weber State.
The men’s tournament takes place annually the week before Thanksgiving and this year will be held November 21-24 at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, USVI. This will be the Monarchs third trip to this tournament.
Old Dominion reached the championship game in 2005, falling to Wisconsin. The Monarchs returned in 2010 and defeated Xavier in the title game. Clemson has been to the islands twice before placing 2nd in the inaugural men’s tournament in 2001 and 3rd in 2010.
“We are obviously very excited about competing in such a prestigious tournament,” said ODU head coach Jeff Jones. “We have a very strong tournament field which I think our fans will enjoy watching.”
Fan and alumni travel packages are available now on Paradisejam.com!
Paradise Jam, held annually at the University of the Virgin Islands, has become one of the premier pre-season destination tournaments for men’s basketball. It is a multiple team event (MTE) tournament, counting only two of the three games against participants’ 29 allotted games. Hosted at the $11 million state-of-the-art UVI Sports and Fitness Center, Paradise Jam attracts thousands of tourists to the U.S. Virgin Islands each year while immersing participating fans and teams in the culture and travel experience that has made the U.S. Virgin Islands one of the premier destinations in the Caribbean.
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