FINAL GAME LIVE TONIGHT - NOV. 22, 2010
FCS Broadband will be streaming games LIVE and ONLINE
November 19 - 22, 2010
Here is the link for the Streaming Broadcast Starting November 19th
FCS Broadband Link
The eight NCAA division I men’s basketball teams participating in the 11th annual event include Xavier, Alabama, Seton Hall, Clemson, Old Dominion, Iowa,Long Beach State and Saint Peter’s. The tournament is held annually in November at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, USVI.
Three of this year’s tournament entrants, Xavier, Clemson and Old Dominion, earned berths to the NCAA tournament in March, 2009.
Xavier advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before falling to Kansas State in double overtime.
Old Dominion advanced to the second round before falling to Baylor and Clemson lost in the first round.
Although these three NCAA tournament-hardened squads bring high expectations to the islands this November, they will be hard-pressed by the other five teams also seeking early season success, making the Paradise Jam one of the most competitive, neutral-court, early-season tournaments in America.
Fox College Sports and Fox Sports Net will broadcast at least four of the games nationally.
The 2010 tournament features more new coaches (three) than any previous field.
Seton Hall will be led by new coach Kevin Willard, a Paradise Jam alumni who coached Iona in the 2008 Paradise Jam.
Clemson will be guided by recently hired coach Brad Brownell, and Fran McCaffery took over the helm at Iowa.
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The 2010 Paradise Jam will tip off November 19 with:
Saint Peter’s playing Old Dominion at 2:00 pm
Long Beach State vs Clemson at 4:30 pm
Alabama vs. Seton Hall at 7:00 PM
Iowa vs. Xavier at 9:30 PM
All game times are Atlantic Standard Time (one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time).
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Two games will be played daily on November 20 (losing teams from Nov. 19th) and two more on November 21st (winning teams from Nov. 19th). The games on November 20th will be at 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM, followed at 9:30 PM by a local game pitting the University of the Virgin Islands against a university team from Puerto Rico.
The winner’s bracket games on November 21st will be played at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM. The final day of competition on November 22 will be structured similar to the first day, with game times set for 2:00 pm (7th & 8th place), 4:30 pm (4th & 6th place), and 7:00 pm (3rd & 5th place) with the championship game at 9:30 pm.
All games will be played at the state-of-the-art University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
In 2009 Paradise Jam action, Purdue edged out Tennessee in the final seconds for the Paradise Jam championship. DePaul beat Saint Joseph’s to take third place, Northern Iowa defeated Boston College to capture fourth place, and South Dakota State edged East Carolina for 7th place.
