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CU basketball travel plans shift from U.S. Virgin Islands to Liberty University

The Buffs are headed to Virginia.

On Friday, organizers from the Paradise Jam announced the new location for its annual basketball tournament, selecting Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. The event was forced to relocate from St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands after the region suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.

Organizers announced the tournament would relocate last week, asking the eight participating schools to submit proposals to host.

"We received several strong proposals from participating universities and ultimately made the decision based off of feasibility for traveling teams, hotel availability, flight availability, associated costs, and practice and competition venues," tournament director Jenn Ashby said in a statement.