A trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands awaits the UNC women’s basketball team next season, as it was announced Friday that head coach Sylvia Hatchell and the Tar Heels will be a part of the 2018 Paradise Jam Tournament.

The event will be held over Thanksgiving weekend from Nov. 22-24 at the University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center on St. Thomas.

Although this will mark the 19th edition of the Paradise Jam, this is UNC’s first time being included. It will also mark the return of the tournament to the Virgin Islands, after hurricane damage this past year forced it to be moved to the mainland United States.

Other schools who will be part of the bracket next season include: UConn, Kentucky, UCLA, Purdue, St. John’s, Ole Miss, and South Florida.

Game times and specific matchups have yet to be determined.

 

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