2008 Paradise Jam
| Season | 2008–09 | ||||
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||
| Champions | Connecticut (men's) Wisconsin (women's Island) California (women's Reef) | ||||
| MVP | Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut (men's) Alyssa Karel, Wisconsin (women's Island) Ashley Walker, California (women's Reef) | ||||
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The 2008 Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Sports and Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Connecticut won the men's tournament, in the women's tournament Wisconsin won Island Division, and California won the women's Reef Division.