The tenth annual 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam was a women's basketball tournament that took place November 26–28, 2009. Eight teams from the NCAA were invited to participate in the tournament. The teams were separated into two brackets, the Reef Division and the Island Division. The Reef Division consisted of Mississippi State, Rutgers, Southern California and Texas. The Island Division consisted of Notre Dame, Oklahoma, San Diego State and South Carolina
Reef Division
Schedule
Games were played at the U.V.I. Sports and Fitness Center, the Caribbean's premier basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Date Time Visiting Team Home Team Nov. 26 7:00 PM Southern California Rutgers Nov. 26 9:30 PM Mississippi State Texas Nov. 27 7:00 PM Rutgers Mississippi State Nov. 27 9:30 PM Texas Southern California Nov. 28 7:00 PM Southern California Mississippi State Nov. 28 9:30 PM Texas Rutgers http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/documents/2009WomensReefDivBracket.pdf
Final standings
Indicates team advanced directly to the championship game
Indicates team advanced to the semifinal game Reef Division W L Mississippi State 03 Rutgers 21 USC 21 Texas 21
All Stars MVP: Brianna Butler, Syracuse Brittney Sykes, Syracuse Courtney Walker, Texas A&M Brady Sanders, Texas Ariel Hearn, Memphis
Island Division
Schedule Date Time Visiting Team Home Team Score Leading ScorerLeading Rebounder Nov. 26 2:00 PM South Carolina Oklahoma Nov. 26 4:30 PM San Diego State Notre Dame ND, 84-79 Nov. 27 2:00 PM Notre Dame South Carolina ND, 78-55 Nov. 27 4:30 PM Oklahoma San Diego State Nov. 28 2:00 PM San Diego State South Carolina Nov. 28 4:30 PM Oklahoma Notre Dame ND, 81-71 Danielle Robinson (OK), 26 Olajuwon (OK), 7, Bruszewski (ND) 7, Mallory (ND) 7 http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/documents/2009WomensIslandDivBracket.pdf
Final standings Indicates team advanced directly to the championship game Indicates team advanced to the semifinal game Reef Division W L Notre Dame 3 0 Oklahoma 21 South Carolina 12San Diego State03
All Stars MVP: Skylar Diggins – Notre Dame Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma) Amanda Thompson (Oklahoma) Valerie Nainima (South Carolina) Melissa Lechlitner (Notre Dame) Jene Morris (SDSU)
See also Paradise Jam Tournament
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