Paradise Jam Preseason Tourney

There are all kinds of preseason tournaments to consider attending, to consider buying and selling tickets for, but one might just stand out above the rest: The Paradise Jam. Set to take place in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Paradise Jam offers not only a fabulous location with beautiful beaches, cold cocktails and all the steel drum music you could ever want, but it also provides you with some great college basketball. Check out the list of teams set to play there. You’ve got Wisconsin, UConn, Miami, Valparaiso, LaSalle, San Diego and Southern Mississippi. If you are wanting to get there for the game, here are a few things you should know.

  • You might not get to see a rematch between the San Diego Toreros and the Connecticut Huskies, as they are scheduled in the brackets in just such a way as to allow for a possible meeting in the finals, or a consolation game. But that would be awesome either way, because USD beat UConn in the first round of the Tournament last year.
  • The U.S. Virgin Islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus, although he did not know about the United States back then, so he just named them the Virgin Islands.
  • Tourism (including sports tourism) is a major portion of the economy.
  • The U.S. bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark for a mere $25 million.

To get NCAA basketball tickets, go to StubHub.com.

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