Paradise Jam | |
Sport: | College basketball |
Founded: | 2000 (women's), 2001 (men's) |
Teams: | 8 men's teams, 8 women's teams |
Country: | United States |
Venue: | Sports and Fitness Center, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Champion: | Men: Missouri State Women - • Island: NC State • Reef: Texas |
Website: | Paradise Jam |
Tv: | ESPN3 & ESPN+ |
Founder: | Basketball Travelers, Inc. |
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, with the women's tournament occurring during Thanksgiving week. It is held in St. Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center on the campus of the University of the Virgin Islands. Missouri State is the defending men's champion. NC State and Texas are the defending women's champions in the Island and Reef divisions, respectively.
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.
The men's tournament was introduced in 2001 with a six-team, three-game group play format. In 2006, the tournament was expanded to eight teams and a bracket format was adopted. All teams play three games in the tournament, with the final day's games determining the tournament standings: a championship game, third-place game, fifth-place game, and seventh-place game are all played.[1]
The format of the women's tournament has changed multiple times throughout the existence of Paradise Jam. The first tournament in 2000 featured four teams that played two games each.[2] In 2001, the women's tournament was altered to include three divisions — St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. The following year, the St. Croix division was dropped, and two divisions were used going forward. In 2008, the format was adjusted to its current form, which features the Reef and Island divisions with four teams playing in each division. All teams play three games in the tournament, with the final day's games determining placement in all positions, first through fourth in each division.[3]
Year | Division | Champion | Runner-Up | MVP | Participating Teams |
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2000 | N/A | Texas Tech | Southwest Missouri State | Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State | |
2001 | Saint Thomas | Texas | USC | Stacy Stephens, Texas | Texas USC |
Saint John | Arizona State | Kansas State | Amanda Levens, Arizona State | Arizona State Kansas State | |
Saint Croix | Florida State | Saint Mary's | Shinikki Whiting, Florida State | Florida State Saint Mary's | |
2002 | Saint Thomas | South Carolina | Boston College | Jocelyn Penn, South Carolina | Boston College Oregon South Carolina |
Saint John | Duke | Arkansas | Alana Beard, Duke | Arkansas Duke Hampton Old Dominion | |
2003 | Saint Thomas | Virginia Tech | Mississippi State | Carrie Mason, Virginia Tech | Indiana Iowa State Mississippi State Virginia Tech |
Saint John | Southwest Missouri State | West Virginia | Kari Koch, Southwest Missouri State | Georgia Tech James Madison Southwest Missouri State West Virginia | |
2004 | Saint Thomas | NC State | Louisville | Tiffany Stansbury, NC State | Hampton Louisville NC State Nebraska |
Saint John | Rutgers | Kentucky | Michelle Campbell, Rutgers | Kentucky Oregon State Rutgers South Dakota State | |
2005 | Saint Thomas | Minnesota | Virginia | Jamie Broback, Minnesota | Alabama Minnesota Nevada Virginia |
Saint John | Tennessee | Maryland | Candace Parker, Tennessee | Gonzaga Maryland Michigan State Tennessee | |
2006 | Saint Thomas | Arizona State & Rutgers† †The final game of the 2006 women's St. Thomas tournament was cancelled due to a family tragedy involving the death of a family member of one of the Arizona State players in Saint Thomas. | N/A | Arizona State Penn State Rutgers Western Kentucky | |
Saint John | Marquette | Xavier | Christina Quaye, Marquette | Auburn Marquette Western Michigan Xavier | |
2007 | Saint Thomas | Connecticut | Duke | Maya Moore, UConn | Duke Old Dominion Purdue Stanford Temple Connecticut |
Saint John | Wake Forest | Texas A&M | Alex Tchangoue, Wake Forest | Indiana Texas A&M Wake Forest Wichita State | |
2008 | Reef | California | South Florida | Ashley Walker, California | California Iowa South Florida Texas Tech |
Island | Wisconsin | Baylor | Alyssa Karel, Wisconsin | Baylor UCF Villanova Wisconsin | |
2009 | Reef | Rutgers | USC | Brittany Ray, Rutgers | Mississippi State Rutgers Texas USC |
Island | Notre Dame | Oklahoma | Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame | Notre Dame Oklahoma San Diego State South Carolina | |
2010 | Reef | Georgetown | Tennessee | Summer Rodgers, Georgetown | Georgetown Georgia Tech Tennessee Missouri |
Island | West Virginia | Iowa State | Liz Rapella, West Virginia | Iowa State TCU West Virginia Virginia | |
2011 | Reef | Michigan | Washington State | Courtney Boylan, Michigan | Marquette Michigan Prairie View A&M Washington State |
Island | Alabama | Seton Hall | Ericka Russell, Alabama | Alabama Louisiana Tech Old Dominion Seton Hall | |
2012 | Reef | South Carolina | DePaul | Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina | DePaul Florida Gulf Coast Hampton South Carolina |
Island | Connecticut | Purdue | Breanna Stewart, Connecticut | Connecticut Marist Purdue Wake Forest | |
2013 | Reef | Syracuse | Texas | Brianna Butler, Syracuse | Memphis Syracuse Texas Texas A&M |
Island | Duke | Kansas | Tricia Liston, Duke | Central Michigan Duke Kansas Xavier | |
2014 | Reef | Kentucky | South Florida | Makayla Epps, Kentucky | Illinois Kentucky Oklahoma South Florida |
Island | Florida Gulf Coast | Wichita State | Whitney Knight, Florida Gulf Coast | Clemson Florida Gulf Coast Ohio State Wichita State | |
2015 | Reef | Maryland | South Dakota State | Brionna Jones, Maryland | Maryland Old Dominion Pittsburgh South Dakota State |
Island | Rutgers | Green Bay | Kahleah Copper, Rutgers | Green Bay Rutgers Tulane Virginia | |
2016 | Reef | Florida State | Michigan | Leticia Romero, Florida State[16] | Florida State Gonzaga Michigan Winthrop |
Island | Kansas State | UTEP | Kindred Wesemann, Kansas State | Kansas State LSU NC State UTEP | |
2017 | Reef | Syracuse | Vanderbilt | Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse[17] | George Washington Syracuse Vanderbilt Wisconsin |
Island | West Virginia | Virginia Tech | Teanna Muldrow, West Virginia | Butler Drexel West Virginia Virginia Tech | |
2018 | Reef | UConn | Purdue | Napheesa Collier, UConn[18] | Ole Miss Purdue St. John's UConn |
Island | Kentucky | North Carolina | Rhyne Howard, Kentucky[19] | Kentucky North Carolina South Florida UCLA | |
2019 | Reef | South Carolina | Baylor | Aliyah Boston, South Carolina[20] | Baylor Indiana South Carolina Washington State |
Island | Louisville | Oregon | Dana Evans, Louisville | Louisville Oklahoma State Oregon UT Arlington | |
2020 | The 2020 women's tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
2021 | Reef | Texas A&M | Northwestern | Jordan Nixon, Texas A&M<ref>News: Jordan Nixon scores 25, wins Paradise Jam. The Battalion. November 28, 2021. December 21, 2021. en-US. | Northwestern Pittsburgh South Dakota Texas A&M |
Island | Arizona | DePaul | Cate Reese, Arizona[21] | Arizona DePaul Rutgers Vanderbilt | |
2022 | Reef | Arkansas | Makayla Daniels, Arkansas | Arkansas Clemson Kansas State Northern Arizona | |
Island | Georgia | Diamond Battles, Georgia | Georgia Seton Hall VCU Wisconsin | ||
2023 | Reef | Texas | Arizona State | Rori Harmon, Texas | Arizona State High Point South Florida Texas |
Island | NC State | Colorado | River Baldwin, NC State | Cincinnati Colorado Kentucky NC State |
Team | Appearances | Years | Tournament Record | |
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Clemson | 3 | 2001, 2010, 2014 | 6–3 (.667) | |
Morris Brown | 1 | 2001 | 0–3 (.000) | |
La Salle | 4 | 2001, 2003, 2008, 2013 | 4–8 (.333) | |
UAB | 1 | 2001 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2001, 2004 | 3–3 (.500) | |
Miami (FL) | 2 | 2001, 2008 | 5–1 (.833) | |
Saint Bonaventure | 1 | 2002 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Virginia Tech | 1 | 2002 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Michigan | 1 | 2002 | 0–3 (.000) | |
BYU | 1 | 2002 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Toledo | 2 | 2002, 2006 | 1–5 (.167) | |
Kansas State | 2 | 2002, 2018 | 4–2 (.667) | |
Monmouth | 2 | 2003, 2007 | 3–3 (.500) | |
Appalachian State | 1 | 2003 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Boston College | 3 | 2003, 2009, 2022 | 6–3 (.667) | |
Wichita State | 2 | 2003, 2007 | 3–3 (.500) | |
Hampton | 2 | 2003, 2023 | 2–4 (.333) | |
Austin Peay | 1 | 2004 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Saint Louis | 1 | 2004 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Arkansas | 1 | 2004 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Winthrop | 3 | 2004, 2007, 2011 | 4–5 (.444) | |
Troy | 1 | 2004 | 0–3 (.000) | |
Old Dominion | 4 | 2005, 2010, 2014, 2018 | 8–4 (.667) | |
Georgia | 1 | 2005 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Fordham | 3 | 2005, 2019, 2023 | 3–6 (.333) | |
Wisconsin | 2 | 2005, 2008 | 5–1 (.833) | |
Norfolk State | 4 | 2005, 2011, 2015, 2023 | 4–8 (.333) | |
Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2005, 2018 | 2–4 (.333) | |
Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 2006 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Alabama | 2 | 2006, 2010 | 2–4 (.333) | |
Iowa | 3 | 2006, 2008, 2010 | 4–5 (.444) | |
Xavier | 2 | 2006, 2010 | 5–1 (.833) | |
VCU | 1 | 2006 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Charleston | 1 | 2006 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Villanova | 1 | 2006 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Charlotte | 1 | 2007 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Georgia Tech | 1 | 2007 | 2–1 (.667) | |
UIC | 2 | 2007, 2012 | 2–4 (.333) | |
Baylor | 1 | 2007 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Notre Dame | 1 | 2007 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Southern Miss | 1 | 2008 | 2–1 (.667) | |
UConn | 2 | 2008, 2012 | 5–1 (.833) | |
San Diego | 1 | 2008 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Valparaiso | 2 | 2008, 2009 | 1–5 (.167) | |
DePaul | 2 | 2009, 2015 | 3–3 (.500) | |
Northern Iowa | 3 | 2009, 2013, 2018 | 6–3 (.667) | |
East Carolina | 1 | 2009 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Tennessee | 1 | 2009 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Saint Joseph's | 2 | 2009, 2016 | 2–4 (.333) | |
South Dakota State | 1 | 2009 | 0–3 (.000) | |
Purdue | 1 | 2009 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Saint Peter's | 1 | 2010 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Long Beach State | 1 | 2010 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Seton Hall | 2 | 2010, 2014 | 4–2 (.667) | |
Drexel | 2 | 2011, 2017 | 2–4 (.333) | |
TCU | 1 | 2011 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Virginia | 1 | 2011 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Drake | 3 | 2011, 2017, 2022 | 6–3 (.667) | |
Ole Miss | 2 | 2011, 2016 | 4–2 (.667) | |
Marquette | 1 | 2011 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Mercer | 2 | 2012, 2017 | 2–4 (.333) | |
George Mason | 3 | 2012, 2020, 2022 | 4–5 (.444) | |
New Mexico | 1 | 2012 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Wake Forest | 2 | 2012, 2017 | 2–4 (.333) | |
Quinnipiac | 2 | 2012, 2017 | 1–5 (.167) | |
Iona | 1 | 2012 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Loyola Marymount | 1 | 2013 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Marist | 1 | 2013 | 0–3 (.000) | |
Maryland | 1 | 2013 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Providence | 1 | 2013 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Vanderbilt | 1 | 2013 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Morgan State | 1 | 2013 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Gardner-Webb | 1 | 2014 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Nevada | 2 | 2014, 2019 | 3–3 (.500) | |
LSU | 1 | 2014 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Illinois Sate | 2 | 2014, 2019 | 2–4 (.333) | |
Weber State | 1 | 2014 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Ohio | 1 | 2015 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Tulsa | 1 | 2015 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Indiana State | 1 | 2015 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Hofstra | 1 | 2015 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Florida State | 1 | 2015 | 2–1 (.667) | |
South Carolina | 1 | 2015 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Loyola-Chicago | 1 | 2016 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Oral Roberts | 1 | 2016 | 0–3 (.000) | |
Montana | 1 | 2016 | 1–2 (.333) | |
NC State | 1 | 2016 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Washington State | 1 | 2016 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Creighton | 2 | 2016, 2021 | 5–1 (.833) | |
Liberty | 1 | 2017 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Houston | 1 | 2017 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Colorado | 2 | 2017, 2021 | 5–1 (.833) | |
Oregon State | 1 | 2018 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Kennesaw State | 1 | 2018 | 0–3 (.000) | |
Missouri | 1 | 2018 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Penn | 1 | 2018 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Grand Canyon | 1 | 2019 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Cincinnai | 1 | 2019 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Bowling Green | 1 | 2019 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Western Kentucky | 1 | 2019 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Howard | 2 | 2020, 2022 | 1–5 (.167) | |
Belmont | 2 | 2020, 2022 | 5–1 (.833) | |
Queens | 1 | 2020 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Bradley | 1 | 2021 | 0–3 (.000) | |
Colorado State | 1 | 2021 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Brown | 1 | 2021 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Northeastern | 1 | 2021 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Duquesne | 1 | 2021 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Southern Illinois | 1 | 2021 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Buffalo | 1 | 2022 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Wyoming | 1 | 2022 | 1–2 (.333) | |
Tarleton State | 1 | 2022 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Abilene Christian | 1 | 2023 | 2–1 (.667) | |
San Jose State | 1 | 2023 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Kent State | 1 | 2023 | 2–1 (.667) | |
Missouri State | 1 | 2023 | 3–0 (1.000) | |
Florida Gulf Coast | 1 | 2023 | 0–3 (.000) |
Team | Appearances | Years | Tournament Record | |
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LSU | 2 | 2000, 2016 | 2-3 (.667) | |
Missouri State | 2 | 2000, 2003 | 3-2 (.600) | |
Penn State | 2 | 2000, 2006 | 1-3 (.250) | |
Texas Tech | 2 | 2000, 2008 | 2-3 (.667) | |
Texas | 4 | 2001, 2009, 2013, 2023 | 9-2 (.818) | |
USC | 2 | 2001, 2009 | 2-3 (.667) | |
Arizona State | 3 | 2001, 2006, 2023 | 5-2 (.714) | |
Kansas State | 3 | 2001, 2016, 2022 | 7-2 (.778) | |
Florida State | 2 | 2001, 2016 | 5-0 (1.000) | |
Saint Mary's | 1 | 2001 | 1-1 (.500) | |
Florida | 1 | 2001 | 0-2 (.000) | |
Wisconsin | 4 | 2001, 2008, 2017, 2022 | 4-7 (.364) | |
Richmond | 1 | 2001 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Western Michigan | 2 | 2001, 2006 | 1-4 (.200) | |
Dayton | 1 | 2001 | 0-2 (.000) | |
Boston College | 1 | 2002 | 1-1 (.500) | |
Oregon | 2 | 2002, 2019 | 2-1 (.667) | |
South Carolina | 4 | 2002, 2009, 2012, 2019 | 8-3 (.727) | |
Arkansas | 2 | 2002, 2022 | 4-2 (.667) | |
Duke | 3 | 2002, 2007, 2013 | 8-1 (.889) | |
Hampton | 3 | 2002, 2004, 2012 | 0-8 (.000) | |
Old Dominion | 4 | 2002, 2007, 2011, 2015 | 4-8 (.333) | |
Virginia Tech | 2 | 2003, 2017 | 4-1 (.800) | |
Iowa State | 2 | 2003, 2010 | 3-2 (.600) | |
Mississippi State | 2 | 2003, 2009 | 2-3 (.667) | |
Indiana | 3 | 2003, 2007, 2019 | 3-5 (.375) | |
West Virginia | 3 | 2003, 2010, 2017 | 8-1 (.889) | |
Georgia Tech | 2 | 2003, 2010 | 4-2 (.667) | |
James Madison | 1 | 2003 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Louisville | 2 | 2004, 2019 | 4-1 (.800) | |
NC State | 3 | 2004, 2016, 2023 | 5-3 (.625) | |
Nebraska | 1 | 2004 | 1-1 (.500) | |
Rutgers | 5 | 2004, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2021 | 9-4 (.692) | |
Kentucky | 4 | 2004, 2014, 2018, 2023 | 7-5 (.583) | |
South Dakota State | 2 | 2004, 2015 | 2-4 (.333) | |
Oregon State | 1 | 2004 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Nevada | 1 | 2005 | 0-2 (.000) | |
Minnesota | 1 | 2005 | 2-0 (1.000) | |
Alabama | 2 | 2005, 2011 | 3-2 (.600) | |
Virginia | 3 | 2005, 2010, 2015 | 3-5 (.375) | |
Michigan State | 1 | 2005 | 2-1 (.667) | |
Tennessee | 2 | 2005, 2010 | 4-2 (.667) | |
Gonzaga | 2 | 2005, 2016 | 1-5 (.167) | |
Maryland | 2 | 2005, 2015 | 5-1 (.833) | |
Western Kentucky | 1 | 2006 | 1-1 (.500) | |
Marquette | 2 | 2006, 2011 | 4-2 (.667) | |
Auburn | 1 | 2006 | 0-2 (.000) | |
Xavier | 2 | 2006, 2013 | 2-4 (.333) | |
Purdue | 3 | 2007, 2012, 2018 | 3-6 (.333) | |
Temple | 1 | 2007 | 1-2 (.333) | |
UConn | 3 | 2007, 2012, 2018 | 9-0 (1.000) | |
Stanford | 1 | 2007 | 2-1 (.667) | |
Wake Forrest | 2 | 2007, 2012 | 3-3 (.500) | |
Texas A&M | 3 | 2007, 2013, 2021 | 6-3 (.667) | |
Wichita State | 2 | 2007, 2014 | 2-4 (.333) | |
Villinova | 1 | 2008 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Baylor | 2 | 2008, 2019 | 5-1 (.833) | |
UCF | 1 | 2008 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Iowa | 1 | 2008 | 1-2 (.333) | |
California | 1 | 2008 | 3-0 (1.000) | |
South Florida | 4 | 2008, 2014, 2018, 2023 | 6-6 (.500) | |
Oklahoma | 2 | 2009, 2014 | 3-3 (.500) | |
Notre Dame | 1 | 2009 | 3-0 (1.000) | |
San Diego State | 1 | 2009 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Georgetown | 1 | 2010 | 2-1 (.667) | |
Missouri | 1 | 2010 | 1-2 (.333) | |
TCU | 1 | 2010 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Seton Hall | 2 | 2011, 2022 | 4-2 (.667) | |
Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2011 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Michigan | 2 | 2011, 2016 | 5-1 (.833) | |
Washington State | 2 | 2011, 2019 | 2-4 (.333) | |
Prairie View A&M | 1 | 2011 | 0-3 (.000) | |
DePaul | 2 | 2012, 2021 | 4-2 (.667) | |
Florida Gulf Coast | 2 | 2012, 2014 | 3-3 (.500) | |
Marist | 1 | 2012 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Kansas | 1 | 2013 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Central Michigan | 1 | 2013 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Memphis | 1 | 2013 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Syracuse | 2 | 2013, 2017 | 5-1 (.833) | |
Clemson | 2 | 2014, 2022 | 1-5 (1.67) | |
Ohio State | 1 | 2014 | 2-1 (.667) | |
Illinois | 1 | 2014 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Tulane | 1 | 2015 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Green Bay | 1 | 2015 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Pittsburgh | 2 | 2015, 2021 | 2-4 (.333) | |
UTEP | 1 | 2016 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Winthrop | 1 | 2016 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Butler | 1 | 2017 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Drexel | 1 | 2017 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Vanderbilt | 2 | 2017, 2021 | 3-3 (.500) | |
George Washington | 1 | 2017 | 2-1 (.667) | |
North Carolina | 1 | 2018 | 2-1 (.667) | |
UCLA | 1 | 2018 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Ole Miss | 1 | 2018 | 0-3 (.000) | |
St. John's | 1 | 2018 | 2-1 (.667) | |
UT Arlington | 1 | 2019 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Oklahoma State | 1 | 2019 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Arizona | 1 | 2021 | 3-0 (1.000) | |
South Dakota | 1 | 2021 | 1-2 (.333) | |
Northwestern | 1 | 2021 | 2-1 (.667) | |
VCU | 1 | 2022 | 2-1 (.667) | |
Georgia | 1 | 2022 | 2-1 (.667) | |
Northern Arizona | 1 | 2022 | 0-3 (.000) | |
Cincinnati | 1 | 2023 | 2-1 (.667) | |
Colorado | 1 | 2023 | 2-1 (.667) | |
High Point | 1 | 2023 | 0-3 (.000) |
The 2017 men's and women's tournaments were moved to the U.S. mainland due to heavy damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The tournament organizers decided to solicit hosting bids from all participating teams in both tournaments, with each tournament intended to be hosted by a participating school.[22] [23] The substitute venue for the 2017 men's tournament was Vines Center at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.[24] The 2017 women's tournament took place in two different venues, with the Reef division playing at the Charles E. Smith Center on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and the Island division at the neutral Titan Field House at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida, presumably after no school in the Island division submitted a bid.[25] The tournament moved back to the Virgin Islands in 2018.[26]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 men's tournament was relocated to Washington, D.C., as travel restrictions prevented the tournament from being held in the U.S. Virgin Islands as normal. The tournament took place November 26–28, 2020 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.[27] The tournament was condensed from the typical eight teams to just four teams — Belmont, George Mason, Howard, and Queens (N.C.). Belmont went undefeated, beating the three other teams to win the 2020 men's tournament. The 2020 women's tournament was cancelled.[28]