2006 Paradise Jam

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 2006-07 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. 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.

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

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 Tennessee62
10Alabama71
Middle Tennessee6910Alabama72
Toledo75Iowa60
Toledo65
Iowa78
Toledo598Alabama63
VCU60Xavier56
Xavier70
VCU67
7th Place GameVCU71Xavier713rd Place Game
College of Charleston59Villanova66
Middle Tennessee67College of Charleston68Iowa60
College of Charleston64Villanova81Villanova89

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