Kent State to Play in U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam
6/12/2023 1:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Kent, OH — The Kent State Men's Basketball team will be participating in the annual U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam men's basketball tournaments for the first time in Kent State History. The 23rd annual men's tournament will take place, November 17-20.
Head Coach Rob Senderoff states his excitement about the opportunity at the tournament "The annual U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament is a great opportunity for our players and an awesome place to play a tournament. We get to play three competitive teams and we are very excited!"Â
The eight-team men's field 2023 will begin Friday, Nov. 17 with Norfolk State vs. Fordham facing off at 2 p.m. followed by Abilene Christian and San Jose State at 4:15 p.m. In the evening doubleheader, Hampton will take on Kent State at 6:45 p.m., while Missouri State and Florida Gulf Coast will tangle at 9 p.m.
The consolation bracket will be played Saturday, Nov. 18 at 4:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., while day one winners advance to the semifinals on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 6:45 p.m. and 9 p.m. The tournament will conclude, Monday, Nov. 20.
The seventh-place game will start at 2 p.m. followed by the fourth-place game at 4:15 p.m. The evening session with be comprised of the third-place game at 6:45 p.m. and the tournament championship will tip off at 9 p.m.
All contests of the 2023 Paradise Jam will be broadcast or streamed on the ESPN family of networks.
Fan travel packages will be sold at a later date so you can follow your team to paradise. For more information leading up to the tournament, check out the Paradise Jam on social media, and our website paradisejam.com.
Men's Field Highlights
2022 Champion – Drake; Drake and Howard were NCAA Tournament teams in 2023.
2023 participant Kent State was the AQ from the Mid-American Conference and played in last year's NCAA Tournament.
San Jose State's +11 game improvement last year was among the nation's best. The Spartans went 8-23 in 2022 before going 21-14 in 2023.
