The 2016 Paradise Jam was an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, was part of the 2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Sports and Fitness Center in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Creighton won the men's tournament by defeating Ole Miss., in the women's tournament Florida State defeated Michigan to win the Reef division, and Kansas State defeated UTEP to win the Island division.