University of Tennessee Athletics
THE PARADISE JAM BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OFFERS LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
November 17, 2005 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 17, 2005
The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam offers women's college basketball teams a chance for excellent early season competition in an exotic island setting. Since the tournament's inception in 2000, many of the nation's finest women's teams have converged on St. Thomas to test their skills and enjoy some fun in the sun.
University of Tennessee fans will be able to purchase a subscription to watch live video streaming of the tournament via collegesportsdirect.com. For only $9.95 fans can see four games in the St. John division. For only $16.95, fans can get all those games plus 4 games in the women's St. Thomas Division, as well.
Since 2001, the tournament has been played at the 4,000-seat UVI Sports and Fitness Center. The first year of the tournament was played at Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, in anticipation of the completion of the state-of-the-art UVI facility in 2001. The tournament also strives to educate and impress the incoming tournament participants with the matchless beauty and attributes of the island's nature and culture. Functions such as the Welcome Reception with mocko jumbies dancing to the steel pan band and the catamaran snorkel tour show off the unique features of island life in St. Thomas.
There are two women's divisions at The Paradise Jam - St. John and St. Thomas. The #2/1 Tennessee Lady Vols will be playing in the round-robin St. John Division squaring-off against #10/11 Michigan State on Nov. 24 at 8:30 p.m. ET (FOX Sports), Gonzaga on Nov. 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET (Live video streaming on collegesportsdirect.com) and #14/14 Maryland on Nov. 26 at 8:30 p.m. ET (Live video streaming on collegesportsdirect.com).
The St. Thomas Division is set-up like a regular tournament with Alabama taking on Virginia and #16/17 Minnesota facing Nevada on Nov. 25 with winners and losers playing on Nov. 26.
| 2005 Women's St. John Division | ||
| Nov. 24 | Games televised by Fox Sports Net - no video streaming | |
| Nov. 25 | 6:00 PM ET | #10/11 Michigan State vs. #14/14 Maryland |
| 8:30 PM ET | Gonzaga vs. #2/1Tennessee | |
| Nov. 26 | 6:00 PM ET | #10/11 Michigan State vs. Gonzaga |
| 8:30 PM ET | #2/1 Tennessee vs. #14/14 Maryland | |
| 2005 Women's St. Thomas Division | ||
| Nov. 25 | 1:00 PM ET | Alabama vs. Virginia |
| 3:30 PM ET | Nevada vs. #16/17 Minnesota | |
| Nov. 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Losers meet |
| 3:30 PM ET | Winners meet | |
| Watch video streaming at collegesportsdirect.com | ||
