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The '''R. William Jones Cup''' (also known as the '''Jones Cup''') is an international [[basketball]] tournament held annually since [[1977 in sports|1977]] in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. It was named after [[Renato William Jones]], a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA). Like the [[Summer Olympics]] and the [[FIBA World Championship]], it has both men's and women's version, both dominated by [[United States|American]] teams since the beginning. It also invites professional club teams, [[college basketball|collegiate]] teams, and national teams from around the world, although the participants are mainly from the [[Asia|Asian]] and the [[North America|North American]] regions. |
The '''R. William Jones Cup''' (also known as the '''Jones Cup''') is an international [[basketball]] tournament held [[annually]] since [[1977 in sports|1977]] in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. It was named after [[Renato William Jones]], a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA). Like the [[Summer Olympics]] and the [[FIBA World Championship]], it has both men's and women's version, both dominated by [[United States|American]] teams since the beginning. It also invites professional club teams, [[college basketball|collegiate]] teams, and [[national]] teams from around the [[world]], although the [[participants]] are mainly from the [[Asia|Asian]] and [[the]] [[North America|North American]] regions. |
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In 2003, due to the [[SARS]] epidemic in [[Asia]], the tournament was cancelled but was resumed the following year. |
In 2003, due to the [[SARS]] epidemic in [[Asia]], the tournament was cancelled but was resumed the following year. |
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Revision as of 19:52, 3 February 2014
Current season, competition or edition: 2013 William Jones Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| First season | 1977 |
| No. of teams | M: 9 W: 4 |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  Iran (4th title) W:  Cathay Life (3rd title) |
| Most titles | M:  United States (15 titles) W:  South Korea United States (9 titles each) |
- For the Intercontinental Cup William Jones, see FIBA Intercontinental Cup
- For the Guyanese cricket competition also called the Jones Cup, see Guystac Trophy
The R. William Jones Cup (also known as the Jones Cup) is an international basketball tournament held annually since 1977 in Taipei, Taiwan. It was named after Renato William Jones, a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Like the Summer Olympics and the FIBA World Championship, it has both men's and women's version, both dominated by American teams since the beginning. It also invites professional club teams, collegiate teams, and national teams from around the world, although the participants are mainly from the Asian and the North American regions.
In 2003, due to the SARS epidemic in Asia, the tournament was cancelled but was resumed the following year.
Champions
Men's tournament
-not held in 1979, 1989, 2003
By country
| Country |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
15 | 5 | 6 |
| Iran |
4 | 1 | 0 |
 Philippines |
4 | 0 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei |
2 | 7 | 3 |
 Jordan |
2 | 1 | 0 |
| South Korea |
1 | 5 | 2 |
 Canada |
1 | 4 | 0 |
 Australia |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 |
 West Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lebanon |
0 | 2 | 1 |
 Russia |
0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lithuania |
0 | 1 | 0 |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 |
 Scotland |
0 | 1 | 0 |
 Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 0 |
 Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 |
 Japan |
0 | 0 | 3 |
 France |
0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 |
 Panama |
0 | 0 | 1 |
 Qatar |
0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 |
Women's tournament
-not held in 1978, 1986, 1989, 2001, 2003
By country
| Country | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
9 | 5 | 2 |
| United States |
9 | 4 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei |
8 | 10 | 8 |
| Japan |
1 | 4 | 5 |
| Australia |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand |
0 | 2 | 0 |
| Italy |
0 | 1 | 2 |
 Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 |
 China |
0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 |
| France |
0 | 0 | 1 |
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