April 22, 2010
2010 Paradise Jam Bracket
Travel Information
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's basketball squad will participate in the 11th Annual US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Reef Division at University of the Virgin Islands No. 25-27. The Hoyas will play Georgia Tech, Missouri and Tennessee over a three-day span.
Three of the four tournament's participants earned berths in the NCAA Tournament in March, with Tennessee advancing to the Sweet 16 before falling to eventual Final Four participant and 2008 Paradise Jam alumni, Baylor. Georgetown made it to the Second Round before also succumbing to Baylor. Georgia Tech lost in the first round. NCAA tournament-hardened teams such as these help to make the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Island Division one of the most competitive, neutral-court, early-season tournaments in America.
Two of this year's Reef Division teams make return visits to the islands. Tennessee claimed the St. John Division championship in 2005 and Georgia Tech was the runner up in the 2003 St. John Division Tournament.
The Paradise Jam Reef Division is a Multiple Team Event (MTE) tournament. An MTE tournament counts as only two games against a team's annual maximum of 29 games, despite playing three games at the tournament.
Competition in the Reef Division tournament begins on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, in the evening with a matchup between Missouri and Tennessee, followed by a game between Georgia Tech and Georgetown. Games continue on November 26 with Georgetown vs. Missouri in the first contest and Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech to follow. Competition concludes on November 27 with Georgia Tech vs. Missouri followed by Georgetown vs. Tennessee.
This will be the first meeting between the Hoyas and all three squads.
Games will be played at the U.V.I. Sports and Fitness Center, the Caribbean's premier basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
In the 2009 Paradise Jam Reef Division Rutgers, Southern California and Texas all finished 2-1. Rutgers claimed the championship using the tie-breaker criteria. Southern California finished 2nd, Texas finished 3rd and the Reef Division was rounded out by Mississippi State.
For ticket and travel information, fans should visit www.ParadiseJam.com or click here.
