2007 Paradise Jam

June 2018 March 2026 Paradise Jam Men's, Women's 2007 2008 200px 8 (men's), 10 (women's) Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Baylor (men's)UConn (women's Saint Thomas) Wake Forest (women's Saint John) Curtis Jerrells, Baylor (men's) Maya Moore, UConn (women's Saint Thomas) Alex Tchangoue, Wake Forest (women's Saint John) The 2007 Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Sports and Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Baylor won the men's tournament, in the women's tournament UConn won the Saint Thomas Division, and Wake Forest won the Saint John Division. Men's tournament thumb|350px|Baylor Team Photo 2007 Paradise Jam winners Bracket yes First Round November 16 Charlotte 77 Georgia Tech 82 UIC 58 Winthrop 72 Baylor 64 Wichita State 55 Monmouth 33 Villanova 76 Semifinals November 18 10 Georgia Tech 73 Winthrop 79 Baylor 68 Notre Dame 64 Consolation 2nd Round November 18 Charlotte 64 UIC 63 Wichita State 50 Monmouth 59 Championship November 19 Winthrop 54 Baylor 62 3rd Place Game Georgia Tech 70 Notre Dame 69 5th Place Game November 19 Charlotte 56 Monmouth 58 7th Place Game UIC 60 Wichita State 67 Women's tournament thumb|350px|Connecticut team photo - 2007 Paradise Jam Tournament winners The 2007 edition of the tournament consisted of one division with four teams, and another division with six teams. The Saint Thomas Division was organized into two sub-divisions, Reef and Island. The three teams in the sub-divisions played each other in a round robin, results of the games were used to determine sees for the championship round games on November 25. The Saint John division, with four teams, played a round robin, with each team playing each other November 22-24. Saint Thomas Division Reef Sub-Division In the opening rounds, Duke beat Purdue and Temple to go 2–0 in the Reef division, The Duke-Purdue match up also featured two top 25 teams with Duke ranked 8th and Purdue 20th. Duke held Purdue to 29% shooting and won the game 53–41. 18em start y n November 22 8 Duke 53 20 Purdue 41 18em break y n November 23 Temple 53 8 Duke 64 18em break y n November 24 20 Purdue 47 Temple 61 end Island Sub-Division In the Island Sub-Division UConn defeated Stanford and Old Dominion to go 2–0 in the Island division. The match up between Stanford and Connecticut involved two of the top teams in the nation, with Stanford ranked 4th and UConn 2nd. The Huskies started out strong, opening up a 22–8 lead and went on to win 66–54. Freshman Maya Moore was the leading scorer with 19 points. 18em start y n November 22 2 UConn 66 4 Stanford 54 18em break y n November 23 2 UConn 86 Old Dominion 43 18em break y n November 24 4 Stanford 69 Old Dominion 61 end Saint Thomas Division Championship Round The Championship game matched up the two 2–0 teams, Duke and Connecticut. UConn pulled out to a 16-point lead by halftime, and extended the lead by another ten points in the second half. The Huskies ended up winning 74-48. This was the first meeting between the two schools since the prior year, when Duke won in overtime in the regional final to deny UConn a trip to the Final Four. 18em start y n November 25Saint Thomas Division Championship 8 Duke 48 2 UConn 74 18em break y n November 25Saint Thomas Division 3rd Place Game 20 Purdue 53 Old Dominion 66 18em break y n November 25Saint Thomas Division 5th Place Game 4 Stanford 64 Temple 53 end Saint John Division 18em start y n November 22 Wake Forest 55 Indiana 53 18em break y n November 22 Texas A&M 70 Wichita State 36 end 18em start y n November 23 Indiana 64 Wichita State 54 18em break y n November 23 Wake Forest 63 Texas A&M 56 end 18em start y n November 24 Texas A&M 60 Indiana 48 18em break y n November 24 Wichita State 47 Wake Forest 54 end References 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 22 November 2007 Moore's double-double helps UConn dump Stanford https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=273260041 https://web.archive.org/web/20201017060137/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=273260041 dead 17 October 2020 ESPN 28 Dec 2012 22 November 2007 Thomas, Black help extend No. 8 Duke's start to 4–0 https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=273260150 https://web.archive.org/web/20201017060133/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=273260150 dead 17 October 2020 ESPN 28 Dec 2012 25 November 2007 No. 2 UConn convincingly drops No. 8 Duke from unbeaten ranks https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=273290041 https://web.archive.org/web/20201017060135/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=273290041 dead 17 October 2020 ESPN 28 Dec 2012 Women’s "Saint John" Division 2007 http://www.paradisejam.com/tourney_scores/2009/MicrosoftWord-2007_St_John_Div_RESULTS_000.pdf Basketball Travelers, Inc. 28 December 2012April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Paradise Jam Tournament Paradise Jam Tournament Category:Paradise Jam Paradise Jam