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Paradise Jam
The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is a NCAA college basketball tournament that takes place annually in late November. The men's tournament typically takes place the week before Thanksgiving (United States), Thanksgiving, with the women's tournament occurring during Thanksgiving week. It is held in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center on the campus of the University of the Virgin Islands. Colorado State Rams men's basketball, Colorado State is the defending men's champion. Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball, Texas A&M and Arizona Wildcats women's basketball, Arizona are the defending women's champions in the Reef and Island divisions, respectively. Format Paradise Jam began in 2000 as a women's basketball tournament; a men's tournament was added the following year. In its current format, both tournaments feature eight teams that each play three games. Men's format The men's tournament was introduced in 2001 with a six-team, three-game g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports And Fitness Center
Sports and Fitness Center is an indoor sporting arena located in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. The capacity of the arena is 3,500 people (the largest on the island) and is home to the University of the Virgin Islands Buccaneers.Facilities - St. Thomas at uvi.edu, URL accessed March 8, 2018. It hosts the United States Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, a pre-season college basketball tournament. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasheem Thabeet Basketball
Hasheem Thabeet (born Hashim Thabit Manka on 16 February 1987) is a Tanzanian professional basketball player for the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for UConn Huskies men's basketball, UConn before being drafted second overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. His performance as a second overall draft pick has led many analysts to label him as one of the "biggest busts" in NBA history. Early life Thabeet did not begin to play basketball until the age of 15, when he began to watch pick-up games in Tanzania. When first recruited from Tanzania, Thabeet was fluent in Swahili language, Swahili but knew little English. He played high school basketball at Cypress Christian School in Houston, Texas where he graduated in 2006. College career As a freshman for the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball, Connecticut Huskies, he averaged 6.2 points and 3.8 blocks per game. On 3 December 2006, Thabeet tied a UConn reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
