1977 William Jones Memorial Cup

The 1977 William Jones Memorial Cup was the first edition of the William Jones Cup held in July 1977 in the span of two weeks.[1][2]

1977 William Jones Memorial Cup
1st William Jones Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Taiwan
DatesJuly 1977
Teams9 
(from 6 federations)
1978 >

The games were held in a 10,000 capacity pavilion with poor lighting conditions. In the group stage, the 9 teams were divided into two groups with the top two teams from each group advancing to the next round.[2]

The Eastern Unit of the United States-based Athletes in Action won the 1977 William Jones Cup. Eastern Washington Eagles and the Flying Camels ended up second and third respectively.[2]

Participants

Source[note 1]

Awards
1977 William Jones Memorial Cup

Athletes in Action - Eastern Unit
First title

Notes
  1. No source was retrieved regarding the nature of the teams from South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Denmark, if these were club or national team sides.[1][2] Philippines was represented by Yanmar Diesel which finished 5th.[3]

References
  1. "Eastern second in Taiwan hoop tourney". Ellensburg Daily Record. 26 July 1977. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "Eastern Cagers Return Home". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 23 July 1977. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. Henson, Joaquin (29 August 2012). "All about the Jones Cup". Sporting Chance. The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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