The 2018 Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. After a year's absence due to major damage to the Virgin Islands from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, the tournament returned to the Sports and Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Kansas State won the men's tournament, in the women's tournament Kentucky won the Island Division and UConn won the Reef Division.
| Season | 2018–19 | ||||
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||
| Champions | Kansas State (men's) Kentucky (women's Island) UConn (women's Reef) | ||||
| MVP | Dean Wade, Kansas State (men's) Rhyne Howard, Kentucky (women's Island) Napheesa Collier, UConn (women's Reef) | ||||
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Men's tournament
editBracket
edit| 5th Place Game November 19 | Consolation 2nd Round November 17 | First Round November 16 | Semifinals November 17 | Championship November 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 65 | Oregon State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 47 | Missouri | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 53 | Missouri | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 54 | 12 | Kansas State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game | Northern Iowa | 90 | Penn | 48 | 3rd Place Game | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 85 | 12 | Kansas State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 81 | Eastern Kentucky | 68 | Oregon State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 100 | 12 | Kansas State | 95 | Penn | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
Women's tournament
editThe women's tournament will be played from November 22–24. The women's tournament consists of 8 teams split into two 4-team, round-robin divisions: Island and Reef.
Island Division
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT |
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| 1 | Kentucky (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 212 | +33 | 1.000 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 203 | +27 | .667 |
| 3 | South Florida | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 212 | −20 | .333 |
| 4 | UCLA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 219 | −40 | .000 |
Results
editNovember 22
4:00 p.m. |
| North Carolina 84, UCLA 49 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 19–11, 23–12, 16–7 |
Attendance: 874 Referees: Denise Brooks, Tiara Cruse, Saif Esho |
November 23
2:00 p.m. |
| UCLA 74, Kentucky 75 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 16–27, 14–6, 21–19, Overtime: 8–9 | ||
| Pts: Michaela Oyenwere (28) Rebs: Lajahna Drummer (10) Asts: Kennedy Burke (3) |
Pts: Rhyne Howard (20) Rebs: Howard, Maci Morris (7) Asts: Taylor Murray (3) | |
Referees: Mark Resch, Katie Lukanich, Ed Sidlasky |
November 23
4:00 p.m. |
| South Florida 69, North Carolina 71 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 11–19, 20–23, 18–13 | ||
| Pts: Laura Ferreira (22) Rebs: Tamara Henshaw (7) Asts: Ferriera (7) |
Pts: Stephanie Watts (24) Rebs: Janelle Bailey (7) Asts: Shayla Bennett (3) | |
Attendance: 715 Referees: Cissoko-Stevens Fatou, Tommi Parris, Barb Smith |
November 24
2:00 p.m. |
| North Carolina 85, Kentucky 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 22–15, 13–16, 15–31 | ||
| Pts: Stephanie Watts (27) Rebs: Taylor Koenen (11) Asts: Shayla Bennett (4) |
Pts: Rhyne Howard (25) Rebs: Howard (12) Asts: Taylor Murray (10) | |
Referees: Barb Smith, Tiara Cruse, Saif Esho |
November 24
4:00 p.m. |
| South Florida 60, UCLA 56 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 6–9, 25–9, 16–20, 13–18 | ||
| Pts: Sydni Harvey (19) Rebs: Team (10) Asts: Elisa Pinzan (5) |
Pts: Japreece Dean (17) Rebs: Lajahna Drummer (9) Asts: Dean (5) | |
Attendance: 814 Referees: Denise Brooks, Geraldine Smith, Jennifer White |
Island Division All-Tournament team
edit- Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
- Kennedy Burke, UCLA
- Sydni Harvey, South Florida
- Taylor Murray, Kentucky
- Stephanie Watts, North Carolina
Reef Division
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Reef Division All-Tournament team
edit- Napheesa Collier, Connecticut
- Crystal Allen, Ole Miss
- Tiana England, St. John's
- Ae’Rianna Harris, Purdue
- Katie Lou Samuelson, Connecticut