2006 Paradise Jam Tournament

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2006 Paradise Jam Tournament
Teams8
Finals siteSports and Fitness Center
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
ChampionsAlabama (men's)
Marquette (women's Saint John)
MVPAlonzo Gee, Alabama (men's)
Christina Quaye, Marquette (women's Saint John)
Paradise Jam Tournament

The 2006 Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and . The tournament was played at the Sports and Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Alabama won the men's tournament, in the women's tournament The Championship in the Saint Thomas Division was cancelled due to a family tragedy involving an Arizona State players family member.[1] and Marquette won the Saint John Division.

Men's Tournament[]

Alabama team photo 2006,Paradise Jam Tournament winner

Alabama faced Middle Tennessee in the first contest. Jermareo Davidson, the starting center for Alabama, was not with the team, due to the death of his girlfriend the prior week. Despite missing one of their top players, the Crimson Tide won 71–62.[2] After a day off, Alabama faced Iowa. Alabama had only a one-point lead at halftime, but out scored Iowa by eleven in the second half to win 72–60.[3] That win placed the Crimson Tide in the Championship game against Xavier, who had defeated Charleston and Villanova to also reach the finals. The game started as a repeat of the Alabama game against Iowa, with exactly the same halftime score of 32–31, Alabama outscored Xavier in the second half of the championship game and won 63–56. Alabama's Alonzo Gee was awarded Tournament MVP.[4]

Bracket[]

  5th Place Game
November 20 		Consolation 2nd Round
November 18 		First Round
November 17 		Semifinals
November 18 		Championship
November 20
                                               
       Middle Tennessee  62  
     10  Alabama  71  
     Middle Tennessee  69        10  Alabama  72  
     Toledo  75          Iowa  60  
     Toledo  65
       Iowa  78  
     Toledo  59        8  Alabama  63
     VCU  60          Xavier  56
       Xavier  70  
         VCU  67  
   VCU  71          Xavier  71
  7th Place Game
       College of Charleston  59          Villanova  66     3rd Place Game
     Middle Tennessee  67      College of Charleston  68      Iowa  60
     College of Charleston  64        Villanova  81        Villanova  89

Women's Tournament[]

Teams in the Saint Thomas division played in a 4 team tournament with a 3rd place game. Teams in the Saint John's division played a round robin, with each team playing each other on the 23rd, 24th and 25 November[5]

Saint Thomas Division[]

In the opening round, Arizona State beat Western Kentucky 67–63, while Rutgers beat Penn State 57–44. Arizona State was scheduled to play Rutgers, however, due to a family tragedy involving an Arizona State players family member, the game was cancelled. Western Kentucky beat Penn State 74–64 to earn the third place.[1]

  Semifinals
November 24 		    Championship
November 25
                 
  Arizona State 67  
  Western Kentucky 63    
     
     
  Rutgers 57    
  Penn State 44   Consolation
November 25
 
Western Kentucky 74
  Penn State 64

Saint John Division[]

[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2006 Paradise Jam – Women". Retrieved 27 Dec 2012.
  2. ^ "Short-handed Crimson Tide still have plenty". ESPN. November 17, 2006. Retrieved 2 Feb 2013.
  3. ^ "Balanced offensive attack helps Alabama hold off Iowa". ESPN. November 19, 2006. Retrieved 2 Feb 2013.
  4. ^ "Riley, Alabama handle Xavier to capture Paradise Jam". ESPN. November 20, 2006. Retrieved 2 Feb 2013.
  5. ^ "Tournament History & Statistics". Basketball Travelers, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 23 Dec 2012.
  6. ^ "Women's "St. John" Division 2006" (PDF). Paradise Jam. Retrieved 2 Feb 2013.[permanent dead link]
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