2009 Paradise Jam

August 2023 March 2026 Paradise Jam Men's, Women's 2009 2010 200px 8 Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Purdue (men's)Notre Dame (women's Island) Rutgers (women's Reef) E'Twaun Moore, Purdue (men's) Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (women's Island) Brittany Ray, Rutgers (women's Reef) The 2009 Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Sports and Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Purdue won the men's tournament, the men's final game included a spectacular play where Purdue's Chris Kramer swam down the court in order to poke the ball from a dribbling Tennessee player, knocking the ball off another Tennessee player to give Purdue the ball. In the women's tournament Notre Dame won the women's Island Division and Rutgers won the women's Reef Division. Men's tournament 2009 Paradise Jam Bracket http://www.paradisejam.com/images/men/brackets/2009MensBracket_updated.pdf Basketball Travelers, Inc 5 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130323064353/http://www.paradisejam.com/images/men/brackets/2009MensBracket_updated.pdf 23 March 2013 dead dmy-all Bracket yes First Round November 20 DePaul 60 Northern Iowa 52 East Carolina 66 11 Tennessee 105 Saint Joseph's 84 Boston College 80 South Dakota State 63 7 Purdue 74 Semifinals November 22 DePaul 53 11 Tennessee 57 Saint Joseph's 60 7 Purdue 85 Consolation 2nd Round November 22 Northern Iowa 74 East Carolina 68 Boston College 75 South Dakota State 58 Championship November 23 11 Tennessee 72 6 Purdue 73 3rd Place Game DePaul 58 Saint Joseph's 51 5th Place Game November 23 Northern Iowa 81 Boston College 69 7th Place Game South Dakota State 73 East Carolina 82 Women's tournament 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (women) The woman's tournament is organized as two divisions of four teams, each playing each other in a round-robin format. Island Division In the opening round, 20th ranked (AP) Oklahoma faced South Carolina. The Sooners opened up a 20-point lead in the first half which South Carolina cut to two points part way through the second half. Oklahoma then ran off nine consecutive points to expand the lead back to double digits, and went on to win 75–67. The other match up featured two top 25 teams, Number 5 (AP) Notre Dame, and Number 23 (AP) and San Diego State. The Irish held a 21-point lead in the first half, which was still 15 points at halftime. The Aztecs continued to chip away at the lead and cut the margin to two points with under 30 seconds to go, Brittany Mallory connected on three of four free throws in the final seconds to secure the win, 84–79. The win was the 500th of Notre Dame's head coach Muffet McGraw On the following day, Notre Dame played South Carolina and won 78–55. Oklahoma faced San Diego State, and opened up a 47–15 halftime lead, then cruised to a win with a score of 87–48. On the final day, the two 2–0 teams faced each other for the championship. Although the Irish had an eight-point halftime lead, Oklahoma came back to take a three-point lead near the midpoint of the second half. Notre Dame then scored 20 consecutive points to take a commanding lead, and ended up winning the 2009 Paradise Jam Championship 81–71. Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins was named Island Division MVP. 18em start y n November 26 20 Oklahoma 75 South Carolina 67 18em break y n November 26 5 Notre Dame 84 23 San Diego State 79 end 18em start y n November 27 South Carolina 55 5 Notre Dame 78 18em break y n November 27 San Diego State 48 20 Oklahoma 87 end 18em start y n November 28 20 Oklahoma 71 5 Notre Dame 81 18em break y n November 28 San Diego State 55 South Carolina 58 end Reef Division In the opening round, Rutgers beat USC 66–51, while Texas beat Mississippi State 73–55. The following day Rutgers beat Mississippi State 62–54 while USC beat Texas 61–54. On the final day, Rutgers, with a 2–0 record had a chance to win the tournament outright, They lost to Texas 70–67, because they had beaten USC, who also ended with a 2–1 after a win against Mississippi State, they were crowned the 2009 Paradise Jam Reef division champions. 18em start y n November 26 Rutgers 66 USC 51 18em break y n November 26 Texas 73 Mississippi State 55 end 18em start y n November 27 Mississippi State 54 Rutgers 62 18em break y n November 27 USC 61 Texas 54 end 18em start y n November 28 Texas 70 Rutgers 67 18em break y n November 28 USC 60 Mississippi State 64 end References 2 Tournament History & Statistics http://www.paradisejam.com/womens-tournament-history/ Basketball Travelers, Inc. 23 Dec 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130125093402/http://www.paradisejam.com/womens-tournament-history/ 2013-01-25 Oklahoma uses 9–0 second-half surge to down South Carolina https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=293300201 ESPN 26 Dec 2012July 2024 medicmedic McGraw achieves milestone as No. 6 Irish escape with win https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=293300087 ESPN 26 Dec 2012July 2024 medicmedic Scores for November 27, 2009 https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard?date=20091127 26 Dec 2012 Notre Dame's defense locks down Oklahoma https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=293320087 ESPN 26 Dec 2012July 2024 medicmedic 2009 Women’s "Reef" Division Tournament Bracket http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/documents/2009ScoresReefWomensBracket_000.pdf Basketball Travelers, Inc. 26 Dec 2012April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Paradise Jam Tournament Category:Paradise Jam Paradise Jam