2025 Paradise Jam
| Season | 2025–26 | ||||
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| Finals site | Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center, Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | ||||
| Champions | Yale (men's) Boise State (women's Harbor Division) | ||||
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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
| 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
| 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 Bay | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 79 | Yale | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 75 | Charleston | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 80 | Yale | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 75 | Akron | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh Place Monday, November 24 ESPN+ | Iona | 912OT | Akron | 97 | Third Place Monday, November 24 ESPN+ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 84 | Evansville | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 73 | Evansville | 73 | Charleston | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 65 | Oregon State | 69 | Evansville | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
| Elon | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Tulane | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Elon | 65 | Tulane | 76 | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | 57 | Boise State | 81 | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Boise State | 65 | ||||||||||||
Island division
| Third Place Saturday, November 29 | Opening Round Thursday, November 27 | Championship Saturday, November 29 | |||||||||||
| BYU | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 78 | BYU | 71 | ||||||||||
| Oregon State | 67 | 17 | Vanderbilt | 84 | |||||||||
| Oregon State | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 88 | |||||||||||
Reef division
| Third Place Saturday, November 29 | Opening Round Friday, November 28 | Championship Saturday, November 29 | |||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Washington State | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 63 | Washington State | 35 | ||||||||||
| Marist | 37 | 5 | LSU | 112 | |||||||||
| Marist | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 113 | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "2025 Men's Paradise Jam Schedule". Men's Paradise Jam. Basketball Travelers Inc.
- ^ "2025 Women's Paradise Jam Schedule". Women's Paradise Jam. Basketball Travelers Inc.
- ^ "Akron Men's Basketball Set to Compete in the Paradise Jam in November". GoZips.com. Akron Athletics. May 5, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ [1] at basketballtravelers.com, URL accessed November 20, 2025.
- ^ "Cougs Set to Play in 2025 Paradise Jam". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. July 9, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.