The 2018 Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. After a year's absence due to major damage to the Virgin Islands from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, the tournament returned to the Sports and Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Kansas State won the men's tournament, in the women's tournament Kentucky won the Island Division and UConn won the Reef Division.

2018 Paradise Jam
Season2018–19
Teams8
Finals siteSports and Fitness Center
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
ChampionsKansas State (men's)
Kentucky (women's Island)
UConn (women's Reef)
MVPDean Wade, Kansas State (men's)
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky (women's Island)
Napheesa Collier, UConn (women's Reef)
Paradise Jam
«2017 2019»

Men's tournament

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Bracket

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5th Place Game
November 19
Consolation 2nd Round
November 17
First Round
November 16
Semifinals
November 17
Championship
November 19
Oregon State61
Old Dominion56
Old Dominion65Oregon State63
Kennesaw State47Missouri69
Kennesaw State52
Missouri55
Old Dominion53Missouri67
Northern Iowa5412Kansas State82
Northern Iowa71
Penn78
7th Place GameNorthern Iowa90Penn483rd Place Game
Eastern Kentucky8512Kansas State64
Kennesaw State81Eastern Kentucky68Oregon State74
Eastern Kentucky10012Kansas State95Penn58

Women's tournament

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The women's tournament will be played from November 22–24. The women's tournament consists of 8 teams split into two 4-team, round-robin divisions: Island and Reef.

Island Division

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT
1 Kentucky (C) 3 3 0 245 212 +33 1.000
2 North Carolina 3 2 1 230 203 +27 .667
3 South Florida 3 1 2 192 212 −20 .333
4 UCLA 3 0 3 179 219 −40 .000
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Results

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November 22
2:00 p.m.
Kentucky 85, South Florida 63
November 22
4:00 p.m.
North Carolina 84, UCLA 49
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 19–11, 23–12, 16–7

Attendance: 874
Referees: Denise Brooks, Tiara Cruse, Saif Esho
November 23
2:00 p.m.
UCLA 74, Kentucky 75 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 16–27, 14–6, 21–19, Overtime: 8–9
Pts: Michaela Oyenwere (28)
Rebs: Lajahna Drummer (10)
Asts: Kennedy Burke (3)
Pts: Rhyne Howard (20)
Rebs: Howard, Maci Morris (7)
Asts: Taylor Murray (3)

Referees: Mark Resch, Katie Lukanich, Ed Sidlasky
November 23
4:00 p.m.
South Florida 69, North Carolina 71
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 11–19, 20–23, 18–13
Pts: Laura Ferreira (22)
Rebs: Tamara Henshaw (7)
Asts: Ferriera (7)
Pts: Stephanie Watts (24)
Rebs: Janelle Bailey (7)
Asts: Shayla Bennett (3)

Attendance: 715
Referees: Cissoko-Stevens Fatou, Tommi Parris, Barb Smith
November 24
2:00 p.m.
North Carolina 85, Kentucky 75
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 22–15, 13–16, 15–31
Pts: Stephanie Watts (27)
Rebs: Taylor Koenen (11)
Asts: Shayla Bennett (4)
Pts: Rhyne Howard (25)
Rebs: Howard (12)
Asts: Taylor Murray (10)

Referees: Barb Smith, Tiara Cruse, Saif Esho
November 24
4:00 p.m.
South Florida 60, UCLA 56
Scoring by quarter: 6–9, 25–9, 16–20, 13–18
Pts: Sydni Harvey (19)
Rebs: Team (10)
Asts: Elisa Pinzan (5)
Pts: Japreece Dean (17)
Rebs: Lajahna Drummer (9)
Asts: Dean (5)

Attendance: 814
Referees: Denise Brooks, Geraldine Smith, Jennifer White

Island Division All-Tournament team

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Reef Division

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Reef Division All-Tournament team

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References

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