NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion women’s basketball will compete in the 2015 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament next season, as announced on Wednesday afternoon.
2015 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Women’s Basketball Tournament(s)
Two women’s tournaments will feature four teams in each tournament. The eight NCAA division I women’s basketball teams participating in the 16th annual event include: Maryland, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Dakota State, Tulane, Virginia, and UW- Green Bay. Old Dominion and Rutgers both return to the Virgin Islands for the fourth time.
The women’s tournaments are held the annually the week of Thanksgiving with the 2014 dates being November 26-28 at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, USVI.
Men’s Tournament - The tournament directors at Basketball Travelers Inc. officially announce the 2015 fields of the Ezybonds Global Payments U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. The eight NCAA division I men’s basketball teams participating in the 16th annual event include DePaul, Florida State, Indiana State, Hofstra, Norfolk State, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tulsa. The men’s tournament takes place annually the week before Thanksgiving and this year will be held November 20-23 at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, USVI.
This year’s tournament features two alumni teams. Norfolk State makes its third trip back to the Virgin Islands. The Spartans fell just short of a Championship in 2011 falling to Marquette in the Championship and placed 6th in the 2005 event. DePaul makes its second trip back to Paradise placing 3rd back in 2009.
More info about the Tournaments 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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