Showing posts with label William Jones Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Jones Cup. Show all posts
Monday, July 15, 2013
Iran reclaims the crown in the William Jones Cup 2013
Iran further underscored it’s among the teams to beat in the coming 27th FIBA Asia Championship after reclaiming the crown in the 2013 William Jones Cup in Taipei Saturday.
Hamed Haddadi powered his way to 17 points and 11 rebounds while Oskin Sahakian put in 14 markers as Iran whipped Chinese Taipei, 72-67, to clinch the championship with one play date left in the single-round-robin tourney.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Gilas Pilipinas not invited at Jones Cup in Taiwan
Amid tensions between the Philippines and Taiwan, the organizers of the Taipei-based William Jones Cup have withdrawn their invitation to the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team, the defending champions of the competition.
Philippine national men’s basketball coach Chot Reyes made the announcement on his Twitter account.
Chot Reyes: @coachchot:
Just got word from d organizers that we have been un-invited to d Jones Cup. Di matapos-tapos ang problema ng Gilas ha.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Gilas Pilipinas can't defend its Jones Cup title due to Philippines-Taiwan tensions?
Philippine national men’s basketball coach Chot Reyes is worried about the squad’s possible stint in the William Jones Cup in Taipei amid rising tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines.
The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team is the defending champion of the annual Taiwan tournament, which is crucial for the buildup for the FIBA Asia Championship in August.
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