2023 Bracket
ST. THOMAS, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS — The annual U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam men's basketball tournament has announced the field for the 23rd annual event, which will include Missouri State and takes place Nov. 17-20 at the University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center.
The eight-team men's field for 2023 will begin Friday, Nov. 17. Missouri State and Florida Gulf Coast will tangle at 7 p.m. (Central) on the opening night. It will mark the first-ever meeting between the clubs in men's basketball.
Other first-round matchup on Nov. 17 are: Norfolk State vs. Fordham, Abilene Christian vs. San Jose State, and Hampton vs. Kent State. The Bears are matched with the Hampton and Kent State on the lower side of the bracket.
The consolation bracket will be played Saturday, Nov. 18 with day-one winners advancing to the semifinals on Sunday, Nov. 19. The tournament will conclude, Monday, Nov. 20 with championship, third-place, fifth-place and seventh-place games.
The field includes A-10 runners-up Fordham, which was 25-8 last season, while Kent State was 28-7 after a MAC Tournament title and NCAA appearance. San Jose State (CBI) and Norfolk State were also 20-game winners a year ago.
Fellow MVC program Drake won the 2022 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
Fan travel packages will be sold at a later date so you can follow your team to paradise. For more information leading up to the tournament, check out the Paradise Jam on social media, and paradisejam.com.
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About the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
The Department of Tourism was established on May 8, 1995, as an executive department. The Department of Tourism was formerly a part of the Virgin Islands Economic Development & Agriculture. EDA was then broken down into different departments with the Department of Tourism as one of them. The department is primarily responsible for the economic development of the Territory through the promotion of tourism and related activities. The department is under the supervision of the Commissioner of Tourism and its responsibilities include but are not limited to the formulation, implementation, administration and coordination of programs and policies pertaining to all aspects of tourism. For more about the U.S. Virgin Islands and Tourism, visit https://www.visitusvi.com/.
