2005 Paradise Jam Tournament

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

The 2005 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. Wisconsin won the men's division while Minnesota won the women's St. Thomas Division championship game and Tennessee won the women's St. John Division.^[1]

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.

Results

November 18–21

Saint John Division
-Old Dominion 74, Georgia 65
-Old Dominion 65, Fordham 52
-Georgia 78, Fordham 69

Saint Thomas Division
-Wisconsin 80, Norfolk State 51
-Wisconsin 95, Eastern Kentucky 89
-Eastern Kentucky 67, Norfolk State 60

Championship Round

Consolation 5th Place: Fordham 72, Norfolk State 53^[2]
Consolation 3rd Place: Georgia 76, Eastern Kentucky 68^[3]
Championship: Wisconsin 84, Old Dominion 81^[4]

References

1. "Tournament History & Statistics". Basketball Travelers, Inc. Retrieved 23 Dec 2012.
2. "Box Score Consolation 5th Place". ESPN. November 21, 2005. Retrieved 18 Jan 2016.
3. "Box Score Consolation 3rd Place". ESPN. November 21, 2005. Retrieved 18 Jan 2016.
4. "Box Score Championship Game". ESPN. November 21, 2005. Retrieved 18 Jan 2016.