# 2024 Paradise Jam

The 2024 Paradise Jam is an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, is part of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament is played at the Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

## Teams
### Men's teams

| Team | Most Recent Appearance | Best Finish |
| UAB | 2001 | Fourth (2001) |
| George Washington | Initial | N/A |
| Illinois State | 2019 | Runner-Up (2014) |
| Kansas State | 2018 | Champion (2018) |
| Liberty | 2017 | Seventh (2017) |
| Longwood | Initial | N/A |
| Louisiana | Initial | N/A |
| McNeese | Initial | N/A |

### Women's teams

| Team | Most Recent Appearance | Best Finish |
| Auburn | 2006 | Fourth (2006) |
| Florida State | 2016 | Champion (2016) |
| Gonzaga | 2016 | Fourth (2016) |
| Kansas | 2013 | Fourth (2013) |
| Missouri State | 2003 | Champion (2003) |
| Northern Iowa | Initial | N/A |
| Pittsburgh | 2021 | Runner-Up (2016) |
| Texas Tech | 2008 | Champion (2000) |

## Men's tournament

Matchups for the Men's Paradise Jam were unveiled July 9, 2024.

### 2024
#### Men's

| Fifth Place Monday, November 25 | Fifth Place Monday, November 25 | Fifth Place Monday, November 25 | Consolation Semifinal Saturday, November 23 | Consolation Semifinal Saturday, November 23 | Consolation Semifinal Saturday, November 23 | Opening Round Friday, November 22 | Opening Round Friday, November 22 | Opening Round Friday, November 22 | | Championship Semifinal Sunday, November 24 | Championship Semifinal Sunday, November 24 | Championship Semifinal Sunday, November 24 | | | Championship Monday, November 25 | Championship Monday, November 25 | Championship Monday, November 25 |
| | | | | | | Longwood | Longwood | 89 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UAB | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | UAB | UAB | 83 | | | | Longwood | Longwood | 69 | | | | |
| | | | Illinois State | Illinois State | 84 | | | | | McNeese | McNeese | 84 | | | |
| | | | | | | Illinois State | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | McNeese | McNeese | | | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 64 | | | | | | | | McNeese | McNeese | | | | 58 |
| George Washington | George Washington | 72 | | | | | | | | McNeese | | | | | Liberty | Liberty | 62 |
| | | | | | | Louisiana | Louisiana | 69 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liberty | 89 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seventh Place Monday, November 25 | Seventh Place Monday, November 25 | Seventh Place Monday, November 25 | Louisiana | Louisiana | 74 | | | | Liberty | Liberty | 67 | Third Place Monday, November 25 | Third Place Monday, November 25 | Third Place Monday, November 25 | | |
| | | | George Washington | George Washington | 83 | | | | | Kansas State | Kansas State | 65 | | | | | |
| UAB | UAB | 98 | | | | George Washington | George Washington | | | 71 | | | | Longwood | Longwood | 64 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana | 86 | | | | Kansas State | Kansas State | 83 | | | | | | | Kansas State | Kansas State | 80 |
* – Denotes overtime period NOTE: loser of Third Place game finishes in Fifth Place; loser of Fourth Place game finishes in Sixth Place

## Women's tournament

The women's tournament bracket was unveiled April 18, 2024.

### Island division

| Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28 |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 53 |
| Kansas | Kansas | 59 |
| Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28 |
| Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa | 64 |
| Auburn | Auburn | 65 |
| Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29 |
| Auburn | Auburn | 82 |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 50 |
| Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29 |
| Kansas | Kansas | 76 |
| Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa | 73 |
| Saturday, November 30 | Saturday, November 30 | Saturday, November 30 |
| Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa | 90 |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 74 |
| Saturday, November 30 | Saturday, November 30 | Saturday, November 30 |
| Auburn | Auburn | 60 |
| Kansas | Kansas | 61 |

### Reef division

| Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28 |
| Missouri State | Missouri State | 65 |
| Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 64 |
| Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28 |
| Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 62 |
| Florida State | Florida State | 70 |
| Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29 |
| Florida State | Florida State | 97 |
| Missouri State | Missouri State | 66 |
| Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29 |
| Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 49 |
| Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 67 |
| Saturday, November 30 | Saturday, November 30 | Saturday, November 30 |
| Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 72 |
| Missouri State | Missouri State | 69 |
| Saturday, November 30 | Saturday, November 30 | Saturday, November 30 |
| Florida State | Florida State | 95 |
| Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 54 |