# William Jones Cup

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.
It was named in honor of basketball promoter Renato William Jones, who was one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Like the Olympics and the FIBA Basketball World Cup, it has both men's and women's versions. Despite lacking the prestige of the Olympic tournament and the FIBA World Championship, it is a tournament that draws global interest. Like the FIBA Stanovic Continental Champions Cup, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves as a preparation for major tournaments, such as the Olympic Basketball Tournament, the FIBA World Cup, and the continental tournaments. Also, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves and promotes basketball in the world. The men's version is currently being dominated by American teams since the tournament's inaugural staging while the women's version is being jointly dominated by South Korean, American and Taiwanese teams. It also invites professional club, collegiate and national teams from around the world, although the participants are mainly from the Asian, European, Egyptian and North American regions.
In both 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

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.
The invitational tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association was made following the admission of the People's Republic of China as a regular member of the ABC in 1975.
The William Jones Cup has been cancelled in three separate occasions; in 1989 when the main venue was affected by fire, in 2003 due to the SARS outbreak, and in 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Champions
### Men's tournament
#### Summaries

| Edition | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
| 1st | 1977 | Athletes in Action - Eastern Unit | Eastern Washington Eagles | Flying Camel |
| 2nd | 1978 | American Buluside | South Korea | American College |
| 3rd | 1979 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 4th | 1980 | Sweden | United States | Panama |
| 5th | 1981 | Northern Cement | Sweden | France |
| 6th | 1982 | United States | Canada | France |
| 7th | 1983 | Vanderbilt Commodores | Murray International Metals | Italy |
| 8th | 1984 | United States | Canada | Netherlands |
| 9th | 1985 | San Miguel | United States | Sweden |
| 10th | 1986 | United States | South Korea | Japan |
| 11th | 1987 | West Germany | United States | Australia |
| 12th | 1988 | United States | Australia | South Korea |
| | 1989 | Cancelled due to fire which affected the main venue | Cancelled due to fire which affected the main venue | Cancelled due to fire which affected the main venue |
| 13th | 1990 | Mexico | Poland | A-10 All-Stars |
| 14th | 1991 | United States | Soviet Union | South Korea |
| 15th | 1992 | Marathon Oil | USK Praha | United States |
| 16th | 1993 | University of Hawaii | Hung Kuo | Spartak |
| 17th | 1994 | United States | Yulong | Hungary |
| 18th | 1995 | United States | Slovakia | Hung Kuo |
| 19th | 1996 | Canada | Russia | United States |
| 20th | 1997 | Kangoo Jumps | BC Lietuvos Rytas | Guanghua |
| 21st | 1998 | Philippine Centennial Team | Republic of China | South Korea |
| 22nd | 1999 | South Korea | Republic of China | New Zealand |
| 23rd | 2000 | New Zealand | South Korea | Republic of China |
| 24th | 2001 | Republic of China | South Korea | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| 25th | 2002 | Great Mates | University of Alberta | Japan |
| | 2003 | Cancelled due to SARS outbreak | Cancelled due to SARS outbreak | Cancelled due to SARS outbreak |
| 26th | 2004 | Republic of China White | Canada | Perth Wildcats |
| 27th | 2005 | Passing Lane | Republic of China | Philippines |
| 28th | 2006 | Athletes in Action | Republic of China | Qatar |
| 29th | 2007 | Jordan | Lebanon | Philippines |
| 30th | 2008 | Jordan | Athletes in Action | Australia |
| 31st | 2009 | Iran | Jordan | Lebanon |
| 32nd | 2010 | Iran | Lebanon | Japan |
| 33rd | 2011 | Iran | South Korea | Philippines |
| 34th | 2012 | Philippines | Mahram Tehran | UPG |
| 35th | 2013 | Iran | Republic of China | South Korea |
| 36th | 2014 | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus | Republic of China Blue | Egypt |
| 37th | 2015 | Iran | Philippines | Republic of China Blue |
| 38th | 2016 | Mighty Sports | South Korea | Republic of China A |
| 39th | 2017 | Team Canada 150 | Atletas All-Star Lithuania | South Korea |
| 40th | 2018 | 3D Global Sports | Iran B | South Korea |
| 41st | 2019 | Mighty Sports | South Korea | Japan |
| | 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| | 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| | 2022 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 42nd | 2023 | UC Irvine Anteaters | Republic of China Blue | Anyang KGC |
| 43rd | 2024 | Strong Group Athletics | Republic of China Blue | Ukraine |

#### Medal table

| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| United States | 16 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Iran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Republic of China | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| South Korea | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 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 |
| 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
#### Summaries

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
| 1977 | Korean All-Stars | Cathay Life | Christa Dream |
| 1978 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1979 | United States | Korean All-Stars | China Airlines |
| 1980 | South Korea | Republic of China | United States |
| 1981 | South Korea | United States | Republic of China |
| 1982 | Canada | United States | Australia |
| 1983 | South Korea | Italy | Netherlands |
| 1984 | United States | Brazil | Italy |
| 1985 | United States | Canada | South Korea |
| 1986 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1987 | United States | South Korea | West Germany |
| 1988 | South Korea | United States | Republic of China |
| 1989 | Cancelled due to fire which affected the main venue | Cancelled due to fire which affected the main venue | Cancelled due to fire which affected the main venue |
| 1990 | Hungary | Republic of China | Brazil |
| 1991 | South Korea | Japan | United States |
| 1992 | American All-Stars | Australia Youth | Japan |
| 1993 | Cathay Life | Japan | United States |
| 1994 | United States | South Korea | Al Hasa |
| 1995 | Cathay Life | South Korea | United States |
| 1996 | United States | Slovakia | Australia |
| 1997 | South Korea | United States | Cathay Life |
| 1998 | United States | Republic of China | Japan |
| 1999 | Republic of China | New Zealand | Australia |
| 2000 | United States | Japan | Republic of China |
| 2001 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2002 | Russia | Republic of China | Japan |
| 2003 | Cancelled due to SARS outbreak | Cancelled due to SARS outbreak | Cancelled due to SARS outbreak |
| 2004 | Republic of China Blue | South Korea | Republic of China White |
| 2005 | Republic of China | New Zealand | Zhejiang Huadong |
| 2006 | Japan | Republic of China | Italy |
| 2007 | Australia | Republic of China Blue | United States |
| 2008 | Republic of China | Australia | South Korea |
| 2009 | South Korea | Republic of China | Japan |
| 2010 | South Korea | Republic of China | University All-Stars |
| 2011 | Republic of China | Japan | Chinese Taipei University |
| 2012 | Cathay Life | Chunghwa Telecom | Japan |
| 2013 | South Korea | Japan | Republic of China |
| 2014 | Canada | Denso Iris | South Korea |
| 2015 | South Korea | Japan B | Republic of China A |
| 2016 | South Korea | Japan | Republic of China A |
| 2017 | Japan U24 | Republic of China Blue | New Zealand |
| 2018 | New Zealand | Japan B | Republic of China A |
| 2019 | Mitsubishi Electric Koalas | New Zealand | Republic of China White |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | Chanson V-Magic | Busan BNK Sum | Republic of China Blue |
| 2024 | Japan Universiade | Republic of China Blue | Republic of China White |

#### Medal table

| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| South Korea | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| United States | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| Republic of China | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 |
| Japan | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 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 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PR China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |