2025 Paradise Jam

2025 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam
Season2025–26
Teams
  • 8 men's
  • 12 women's
Finals siteElridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center,
Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
ChampionsYale (men's)
Boise State (women's Harbor Division)
U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam
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The 2025 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, is part of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Elridge Wilburn Blake 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
Akron Initial N/A
Charleston 2006 Eighth (2006)
Evansville Initial N/A
Green Bay Initial N/A
Iona 2012 Sixth (2008, 2012)
UMass Initial N/A
Oregon State 2018 Third (2018)
Yale Initial N/A

Women's teams

[2]

Team Most
Recent
Appearance
Best
Finish
Boise State Initial N/A
BYU Initial N/A
Elon Initial N/A
LSU 2016 Third (2016)
Marist 2012 Third (2012)
Miami (OH) Initial N/A
North Dakota Initial N/A
Oregon State 2004 Third (2004)
Tulane 2015 Third (2015)
Vanderbilt 2021 Runner-Up (2017)
Virginia Tech 2017 Champion (2003)
Washington State 2019 Runner-Up (2011)

Men's tournament

Matchups for the Men's Paradise Jam were unveiled May 2025.[3]

2025

Men's

Fifth Place
Monday, November 24
ESPN+
Consolation Semifinal
Saturday, November 22
ESPN+
Opening Round
Friday, November 21
ESPN+
Championship Semifinal
Sunday, November 23
ESPN+
Championship
Monday, November 24
ESPN+
Green Bay67
Yale73
Green Bay79Yale74
UMass75Charleston63
UMass65
Charleston69
Green Bay80Yale97
Iona75Akron94
Iona75
Akron96
Seventh Place
Monday, November 24
ESPN+
Iona912OTAkron97Third Place
Monday, November 24
ESPN+
Oregon State84Evansville59
UMass73Evansville73Charleston78
Oregon State65Oregon State69Evansville59

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 July 9, 2025.[5]

Harbor division

Third Place
Friday, November 28
Opening Round
Thursday, November 27
Championship
Friday, November 28
Elon61
Tulane64
Elon65Tulane76
North Dakota57Boise State81
North Dakota45
Boise State65

Island division

Third Place
Saturday, November 29
Opening Round
Thursday, November 27
Championship
Saturday, November 29
BYU64
Virginia Tech60
Virginia Tech78BYU71
Oregon State6717Vanderbilt84
Oregon State66
17Vanderbilt88

Reef division

Third Place
Saturday, November 29
Opening Round
Friday, November 28
Championship
Saturday, November 29
Miami (OH)67
Washington State71
Miami (OH)63Washington State35
Marist375LSU112
Marist53
5LSU113

References

  1. ^ "2025 Men's Paradise Jam Schedule". Men's Paradise Jam. Basketball Travelers Inc.
  2. ^ "2025 Women's Paradise Jam Schedule". Women's Paradise Jam. Basketball Travelers Inc.
  3. ^ "Akron Men's Basketball Set to Compete in the Paradise Jam in November". GoZips.com. Akron Athletics. May 5, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. ^ [1] at basketballtravelers.com, URL accessed November 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "Cougs Set to Play in 2025 Paradise Jam". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. July 9, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.