William Jones Cup
| Most recent season or competition: 2026 William Jones Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| First season | 1977 |
| No. of teams | M: 8 W: 6 |
| Country |  Taiwan |
Most recent champions | M:  Wonju DB Promy (1st title, 3rd title for country) W:  Japan Universiade (2nd title, 7th for country) |
| Most titles | M:  United States (16 titles) W: South Korea (12 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup |
| Website | jonescup |
The William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament (simplified Chinese: 威廉琼斯盃国际篮球邀请赛; traditional Chinese: 威廉瓊斯盃國際籃球邀請賽; pinyin: wēi lián qióng sī bēi guó jì lán qiú yāo qǐng sài), also known as the William Jones Cup, is an international basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) held annually since 1977 in Taiwan.
In both men's and women's tournaments, each country can only be represented by one team, which could be its national team, youth team, club team, or an all-star selection, except for the hosts Taiwan, which could opt to have two teams.
Since the tournament is not sanctioned by FIBA, the Taiwanese national team which usually competes as "Chinese Taipei" is referred to as "Republic of China" by the organizers.
The tournament has not been held from 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan.
History
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The tournament was conceived in 1977 as a tribute to Englishman Renato William Jones, who was FIBA secretary-general for 44 years and was instrumental in the granting of zone commission status for Asia at the 1964 FIBA World Congress in Tokyo. Jones also attended the Asian Basketball Championships in 1963, which was held in Taipei.[1]
Following the admission of the People's Republic of China as a regular member of the Asian Basketball Confederation in 1975, Taiwan was suspended due to refusing to compete as "Chinese Taipei".[1] This led to the Republic of China Basketball Association to establish the William Jones Cup with the support of Jones.[1][2]
The first edition of the tournament was held in 1977, with a men's and women's tournament organized. It features invited club and teams from various countries.[3] Games were held at the 12,000 capacity Chung-Hua Gymnasium in the early edition of the tournament.[2]
The William Jones Cup has been cancelled in three separate occasions; in 1989 when Chung-Hua was razed by a fire, in 2003 due to the SARS outbreak, and in 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Champions
[edit]Men's tournament
[edit]Summaries
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Medal table
[edit]| Country |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
 Philippines | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
 Iran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
 Canada | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
 Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lebanon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women's tournament
[edit]Summaries
[edit]
Medal table
[edit]| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 12 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| Taiwan[b] | 8 | 13 | 16 | 37 |
| Japan | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 PR China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ The team is not the Canadian national team. The team was organized by the 3D Global Sports Canada group and played as "Team Canada 150" for the 2017 edition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation.[9][10]
- ↑ Includes secondary teams; Taiwan fields two teams in some editions
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Henson, Joaquin (29 August 2012). "All about the Jones Cup". Sporting Chance. The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- 1 2 Liang Weiming. "瓊斯盃》你知道嗎？瓊斯盃是這樣來的（系列一） - 自由體育" [William Jones Cup: Did You Know? This Is How the Jones Cup Came to Be (Part 1)]. Liberty Times. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "瓊斯盃歷史回顧（一）1977年-1988年：瓊斯盃的誕生與中華體育館時期 - 籃球" [Jones Cup History Retrospective (Part 1): 1977-1988: The Birth of the Jones Cup and the Era of the Chinese Taipei Gymnasium]. Sports Vision (in Chinese). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ Huang, Chiao-wen; Yeh, Joseph (2 July 2020). "Taiwan cancels this year's William Jones Cup due to COVID-19". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "U.S. clips New Zealand in Jones Cup basketball". Taipei: Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press. 2 July 1983. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Sport in Brief - Basketball". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1983. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "About Us". Jones Cup 2025 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ "Rutger's player stars in victory". Taipei: Gadsden Times. 24 July 1990. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "3D Canada Brings On Kyle Julius as Head Coach for 39th William Jones Cup". Asia Basket. Eurobasket News. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Canadian Roster Announced for The 39th William Jones Cup". 3D Global Sports Canada. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
In honour Canada's 150th anniversary, 3D will have "Canada 150" stitched on their game jerseys. The team will be presented as 3D Global Sports Canada at this year's 39th William Jones Cup.
