2005 Paradise Jam Tournament

The 2005 Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2005-06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Sports and Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Wisconsin won the men's tournament, in the women's tournament Minnesota won the Saint Thomas division, and Tennessee won the Saint John Division.[1]

2005-06 Paradise Jam Tournament
University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center
Teams6 (men's), 8 (women's)
Finals siteSports and Fitness Center
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
ChampionsWisconsin (men's)
Minnesota (women's Saint Thomas)
Tennessee (women's Saint John)
MVPJamie Broback (Minnesota) (women's Saint Thomas)
Candace Parker (Tennessee) (women's Saint John)
Paradise Jam Tournament

Men's Tournament

Teams were arranged into two divisions consisting of three teams each. The three teams in each division played a round-robin format over the first three days. In the Championship round teams were seeded based on record and played in a fifth place game, third place game and championship game.

Saint Thomas Division
  • November 18–21
Eastern Kentucky Norfolk State Wisconsin
Eastern Kentucky — 67–60 89–95
Norfolk State 60–67 — 80–51
Wisconsin 95–89 51–80 —

Saint John Division
  • November 18–21
Fordham Georgia Old Dominion
Fordham — 52–65 69–78
Georgia 78–69 — 65–74
Old Dominion 65–52 74–65 —

Championship round
November 21
Fifth Place game[2]
Fordham 55
Norfolk State 53
November 21
Third Place game[3]
Georgia 76
Eastern Kentucky 68
November 21
Championship[4]
Wisconsin 84
Old Dominion 81

Women's Tournament

Teams in the Saint Thomas division played in a 4 team tournament with a 3rd place game. Teams in the Saint John's division played a round-robin with a pair of games on the 25th; on the 26th the winners played each other and the losers played each other. The teams in the St. John's division played a round-robin, with one game each on the 25th, 26th and 27 November

Saint Thomas division

On November 25 Minnesota defeated Nevada 83–75. In the other game, Virginia defeated Alabama 69–48.[5]

On November 26, Alabama defeated Nevada 76–46 in the third place game. Minnesota took on Virginia in the championship game and although down by two points at halftime came back to win 69–64.[6]

Jamie Broback (Minnesota) was named MVP. The other all-stars included Tiffany Sardin (Virginia), Liz Podominick (Minnesota), Denesha Kenion (Virginia), Lauren Hill (Alabama), and Dellena Criner (Nevada)[7]

Bracket
  Semifinals
November 25		     Championship
November 26
                 
  Minnesota 83  
  Nevada 75    
      Minnesota 69
      Virginia 64
  Virginia 69    
  Alabama 48   Consolation
November 26
 
Nevada 46
  Alabama 75

Saint John division

Tennessee took on Michigan State on Thanksgiving day. Tennessee was ranked second in the nation while Michigan State was ranked ninth, but Tennessee won easily 83–55. 10th-ranked Maryland took on Gonzaga, opening up a 29 point lead at halftime and cruising to an 88–50 victory.[8]

On the following day Tennessee took on Gonzaga, who shot almost 60% in the first half, but Tennessee still led by seven points at the half and expanded their lead another seven points in the second half to win 79–65. Maryland faced Michigan State in the other game. Although Michigan State held a four-point lead at halftime, Maryland came back strongly in the second half and ended up with the win, 75–61.[8]

On the final day of the tournament, Michigan State took on Gonzaga and won, 60–45. In the game for the championship, Tennessee faced Maryland. The Terrapins held a five-point lead, 51 – 46 in the second half, but the Lady Vol's came back to take the lead. Maryland cut the lead to a single point, 76–75 late in the game but Maryland failed to score on a late possession when Tennessee stole the ball and closed out the game 80–75.[8]

Candace Parker of Tennessee was named the MVP. The other all-stars were Shanna Zolman(Tennessee), Crystal Langhorne(Maryland), Marissa Coleman(Maryland), Lindsay Bowen(Michigan State), and Stephanie Hawk (Gonzaga).[7]

Gonzaga Maryland Michigan State Tennessee
Gonzaga — 50–88 60–75 65–79
Maryland 88–50 — 75–61 75–80
Michigan State 60–45 61–75 — 55–83
Tennessee 79–65 80–75 83–55 —

References
  1. "Tournament History & Statistics". Basketball Travelers, Inc. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. "Box Score Consolation 5th Place". ESPN. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. "Box Score Consolation 3rd Place". ESPN. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. "Box Score Championship Game". ESPN. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. "Women's Basketball Game Scores - Women's Basketball Scoreboard - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. "Women's Basketball Game Scores - Women's Basketball Scoreboard - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. "Women's History |". paradisejam.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. "Women's Basketball Game Scores - Women's Basketball Scoreboard - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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