2003 Paradise Jam Tournament

Paradise Jam Tournament
Finals site Sports and Fitness Center
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Paradise Jam Tournament

The 2003 Paradise Jam Tournament was a men and women's preseason college basketball tournament that took place in Saint Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center. Boston College won the men's division while Virginia Tech won the women's St. Thomas Division championship game and Southwest Missouri State won the women's St. John Division.

Men's Tournament

Six teams participated in the men's tournament. The teams were arranged into two divisions of three teams each. The three teams in each division played a round-robin over the first three days, with each team having one day off. The teams were seeded, and all six teams played on the final day, with a Championship Game, a game for third place and a game for fifth place.

Participating Team

St. Thomas Division[1]

St. John Division[1]

First Round

St. Thomas Division

In the first round, held November 21, 2003, Monmouth faced Appalachian State. The game was close at halftime, with Monmouth holding a four-point margin. In the second half, each team scored 36, so Monmouth won the game by four points, 69–65.[2]

St. John Division

In the first round, Wichita State faced La Salle. Wichita State held a four-point lead at halftime. La Salle out scored Wichita State in th second half, but only by one point, so Wichita State won by three points 74–71.[2]

Second Round

St. Thomas Division

In the second round, held November 22, Appalachian State played Boston College. The Eagles out scored Appalachian State by eleven in the first half and extended the lead in the second half, ending up with a 25-point win, 92–67.[3]

St. John Division

In the second round, Hampton faced La Salle. Hampton lead at halftime, and extended the lead to ten points, but the Explorers cut the lead, and it took four free throws by the Pirates in the final 21 seconds to preserve the win.[4]

Third Round

St. Thomas Division

In the third round, held November 23, Boston College faced Monmouth. Boston College out scored Monmouth by ten in the first half, holding Month to 15 points. Monmouth scored 35 in the second half, but that was matched by Boston College so the final score remained a ten-point margin in favor of Boston College, 60–50.[5]

St. John Division

In the third round, Wichita State faced Hampton. There were several lead changes in the first half, which closed with a five-point lead by Wichita State. The second half remained close, and the Hampton Pirate cut the lead to a single point with 13 seconds left in the game. After Wichita State hit one of two free throws, Hampton attempted to score, but the ball was tied up, and the possession arrow was in favor of Wichita State. Hampton fouled Fridge Holman, who hit one of two free throws to extend the lead to three points. Hampton attempted a three-pointer in the final seconds, but it failed to score, so Wichita State won 68–65.[6]

Championship round

The final games were held Monday, November 24, 2003.

In the game for fifth place, Appalachian State faced La Salle. The game was close at halftime, with Appalachian State holding a two-point lead. They extended the lead in the second, and ended up with an eleven-point victory, 59–48.[7]

Monmouth played Hampton for the third-place position. Monmouth had a 21–0 run in the second half, over a period of twelve minutes. However, the two teams were tied at the end of regulation, and at the end of the first overtime. In the second overtime, Monmouth out scored Hampton by twelve to end up with the win 64–52.[8]

In the Championship game, Boston College squared off against Wichita State. Boston College built up an eleven-point lead in the first half, but Wichita State cut the margin to two by halftime. The second half remained close, but Jermaine Watson hit 11 of 12 free throws, including the final eight points to help Boston College to the Championship win, 84–81. Boston College's Craig Smith was name the Tournament Most Valuable Player.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "2003 Tournament scores". Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Scores for November 21, 2003". ESPN. November 21, 2003. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
  3. ↑ "Scores for November 22, 2003". ESPN. November 22, 2003. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hampton 68, La Salle 64". ESPN. November 22, 2003. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
  5. ↑ "Scores for November 23, 2003". ESPN. November 23, 2003. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
  6. ↑ "Wichita State 68, Hampton 65". ESPN. November 23, 2003. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
  7. ↑ "Scores for November 24, 2003". ESPN. November 24, 2003. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
  8. ↑ "Monmouth (N.J.) 64, Hampton 52". ESPN. November 24, 2003. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
  9. ↑ "Boston College 84, Wichita State 81". ESPN. November 24, 2003. Retrieved 6 Feb 2013.
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