2011 Paradise Jam Tournament

The 2011 Paradise Jam Tournament was a men's and women's preseason college basketball tournament that took place in Saint Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center. Marquette won the men's division while Alabama won the women's Island Division and Michigan won the women's Reef Division.

Paradise Jam Tournament
Teams8 men's, 8 women's
Finals siteSports and Fitness Center
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Paradise Jam Tournament

Men's Tournament
Marquette's Derrick Wilson drives against Norfolk State's Jamel Fuentes while Rashid Gaston trails at the 2011 Paradise Jam Tournament

Marquette had an easy path to the final game, then were tested. In the opening round, Marquette took on Winthrop, and won easily 95–73, while Norfolk State beat Drexel by five points, 61–56. In the semifinal round, Marquette again won easily, beating Ole Miss 96–66, while Norfolk State beat TCU 66–53 to set up the final. Marquette had played Norfolk State just a week earlier in Milwaukee, in a game that was never in doubt. Marquette opened up a 6–0 lead, expanded the lead to eleven by halftime, then scored 59 points in the second half to win the game 99–68.[1]

When the two teams met in the Paradise Jam final, the game started out similarly to the early game, with Marquette never trailing, and reaching a nine-point lead at halftime. However, instead of scoring 59 points in the second half, they would score only 59 points in the game. The Golden Eagles, ranked 16th in the AP poll, held a 14-point lead at one time, but Norfolk State had two 7–0 runs and tied up the game at 57 points apiece with just over two minutes left. Marquette scored to take a lead; Norfolk State had a chance to tie in the closing seconds but failed to hit the basket, and Marquette won the 2011 Paradise Jam Championship 59–57.[2][3]

Bracket
First Round
November 18 		Semifinals
November 20 		Championship
November 21
         
  Norfolk State 61
  Drexel 56
  Norfolk State 66
  TCU 53
  TCU 57
  Virginia 55
  Norfolk State 57
16 Marquette 59
  Drake 59
  Ole Miss 63
  Ole Miss 66
21 Marquette 96
  Winthrop 73
21 Marquette 95
3rd Place game
November 21
   
  TCU 69
  Ole Miss 80
Consolation 2nd Round
November 19 		5th Place Game
November 21
      
  Drexel 35
  Virginia 49
  Virginia 60
  Drake 52
  Drake 66
  Winthrop 62
7th Place game
November 21
   
  Drexel 68
  Winthrop 45

Women's Tournament
Michigan team with championship trophy at the 2011 Paradise Jam Tournament

The woman's tournament is organized as two divisions of four teams, each playing each other in a round-robin format.

Participating Teams

Island Division[4]

  • Alabama
  • Seton Hall
  • Louisiana Tech
  • Old Dominion

Reef Division

  • Michigan
  • Washington State
  • Marquette
  • Prairie View A&M

Island Division

Both Alabama and Seton Hall ended with records of 2–1. Based upon the tie breaker, Alabama beat Seton Hall in their match up, so was named the Paradise Jam Championship (Island Division)[5] Alabama's Ericka Russell was named tournament MVP.[4]

Reef Division

Michigan won all three of their games to capture the Paradise Jam Championship (Reef Division). Michigan's Courtney Boylan was named tournament MVP.[4]

References
  1. "Jae Crowder scores 25 points to help Marquette drub Norfolk St". ESPN. Retrieved 26 Dec 2012.
  2. "Marquette wins Paradise Jam title despite blowing 14-point lead". ESPN. Retrieved 26 Dec 2012.
  3. "2011 Paradise Jam Bracket" (PDF). Basketball Travelers, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. "Tournament History & Statistics". Basketball Travelers, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 23 Dec 2012.
  5. "2011 ISLAND DIVISION" (PDF). Basketball Travelers, Inc. Retrieved 23 Dec 2012.


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