About
Founded in 1962, UVI is a public, co-ed, land-grant HBCU in the United States Virgin Islands.
The Sports and Fitness Center is UVI's 64,000 so. ft. facility for athletics and physical education education. This gem of a building seats 2,500 to 3,000, depending on the type of event being hosted. It has a portable wood floor for the main court and two other tartan full courts running sideways for practice.
In addition, the building houses five classrooms and a VIP sky box/public relations area. The Sports and Fitness Center also is designed to contain a fully functional training room. It is the premier athletic facility of its type in the Caribbean.
S&FC is Home to the University of the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam ...
The Sports and Fitness Center has become home to the University of the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, an annual NCAA Division I Basketball tournament held in November during the Thanksgiving recess. See the link below for Paradise Jam details.