Paradise Jam Champions

Full list of Paradise Jam champions, including head coach, by year. The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is an early season Division I men’s college basketball tournament that has taken place annually since 2001. The tournament, usually played during Thanksgiving Week, is played in the Sports and Fitness Center at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas. Originally in the round robin format, the event has been a bracketed tournament since 2006. Recently, campus-site games have been added as earlier rounds.

Year	Champion	Head Coach
2001	Miami (FL)	Perry Clark
2002	BYU	Steve Cleveland
2003	Boston College	Al Skinner
2004	Arkansas	Stan Heath
2005	Wisconsin	Bo Ryan
2006	Alabama	Mark Gottfried
2007	Baylor	Scott Drew
2008	Connecticut	Jim Calhoun
2009	Purdue	Matt Painter
2010	Old Dominion	Blaine Taylor
2011	Marquette	Buzz Williams
2012	New Mexico	Steve Alford
2013	Maryland	Mark Turgeon
2014	Seton Hall	Kevin Willard
2015	South Carolina	Frank Martin
2016	Creighton	Greg McDermott
2017	Colorado	Tad Boyle
2018	Kansas State	Bruce Weber
2019	Nevada	Steve Alford (2)
2020*	George Mason	Dave Paulsen
2021	Colorado State	Niko Medved
2022	Drake	Darian DeVries
2023

*2020 event was held at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC due to COVID-19 concerns

 

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