# 2023 William Jones Cup

The 2023 William Jones Cup was the 42nd staging of William Jones Cup, an international basketball tournament held in Taipei, Taiwan. The men's tournament was held from 12 to 20 August 2023, while the women's tournament was held from 5 to 9 August 2023. It was the first tournament since 2019 after the last three planned editions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Men's tournament
### Participating teams

* Iran B
* Japan U22
* Anyang KGC
* Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
* Qatar
* Republic of China Blue
* Republic of China White
* United Arab Emirates
* UC Irvine Anteaters

### Team standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 8 | 8 | 0 | 816 | 464 | +352 | 16 |
| 2 | Republic of China Blue | 8 | 7 | 1 | 714 | 602 | +112 | 15 |
| 3 | Anyang KGC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 704 | 677 | +27 | 14 |
| 4 | Qatar | 8 | 4 | 4 | 596 | 651 | −55 | 12 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 3 | 5 | 580 | 705 | −125 | 11 |
| 6 | Republic of China White | 8 | 3 | 5 | 623 | 669 | −46 | 11 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 2 | 6 | 667 | 736 | −69 | 10 |
| 8 | Iran B | 8 | 2 | 6 | 596 | 644 | −48 | 10 |
| 9 | Japan U22 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 599 | 747 | −148 | 9 |
* 1 2 United Arab Emirates 1–0 Republic of China White
* 1 2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1–0 Iran B

### Games
#### Day 1

* 12 August 13:00
* Report
| Anyang KGC | 100–84 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 28–19, 20–19, 27–26 |||
| Pts: Maxwell 22 Rebs: Maxwell 15 Asts: Park 12 | | Pts: Alshabebi 32 Rebs: Alshabebi 10 Asts: three players 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 12 August 15:00
* Report
| Qatar | 38–105 | UC Irvine Anteaters |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 10–23, 7–32, 12–25 |||
| Pts: Lewis 13 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Lewis, Saad 2 | | Pts: Henry 19 Rebs: Ujadughele, H. Welling 6 Asts: Crockrell 11 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 12 August 17:00
* Report
| Republic of China White | 85–59 | Japan U22 |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–9, 25–20, 11–20, 20–10 |||
| Pts: Lin 20 Rebs: Sarr 9 Asts: Pai 6 | | Pts: Nemoto 10 Rebs: Tsukamoto 6 Asts: Nishimura, Tsukamoto 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 12 August 19:30
* Report
| Republic of China Blue | 98–79 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Scoring by quarter: 40–23, 17–14, 25–12, 16–30 |||
| Pts: Artino 23 Rebs: Lee T. 11 Asts: Lee T. 7 | | Pts: Caracut 18 Rebs: Kouame 16 Asts: Caracut, Evans 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 2

* 13 August 13:00
* Report
| Qatar | 63–69 | Iran B |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–17, 12–18, 18–18 |||
| Pts: three players 9 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Fouda 5 | | Pts: Azari 16 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Dalirzahan 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 13 August 15:00
* Report
| United Arab Emirates | 49–109 | UC Irvine Anteaters |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 8–28, 17–28, 9–28 |||
| Pts: Alshabebi 15 Rebs: Alshabebi 7 Asts: Thomas 3 | | Pts: Saran 22 Rebs: Chol 9 Asts: Crockrell 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 13 August 17:00
* Report
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 79–89 | Republic of China White |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–30, 23–24, 18–21, 24–14 |||
| Pts: Kouame 15 Rebs: Kouame 9 Asts: Nambatac 3 | | Pts: A. Hinton 17 Rebs: Sarr 10 Asts: three players 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 13 August 19:00
* Report
| Japan U22 | 68–86 | Republic of China Blue |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 18–24, 23–16, 16–19 |||
| Pts: Iwaya, Nemoto 13 Rebs: Iwaya 13 Asts: Iwaya 6 | | Pts: Gadiaga 31 Rebs: Artino 12 Asts: Liu 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 3

* 14 August 13:00
* Report
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 71–73 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 21–22, 18–19, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Demusis, Evans 12 Rebs: Kouame 6 Asts: Mamuyac 5 | | Pts: H. Albreiki 22 Rebs: Alshabebi 9 Asts: Almaazmi 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 14 August 15:00
* Report
| Japan U22 | 47–108 | UC Irvine Anteaters |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 6–26, 8–26, 14–26 |||
| Pts: Ozawa 10 Rebs: Sukegawa 3 Asts: Tsukioka 4 | | Pts: Saran 16 Rebs: Saran 10 Asts: Redfield 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 14 August 17:00
* Report
| Anyang KGC | 84–72 | Iran B |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 22–17, 17–18, 17–20 |||
| Pts: Griffin, Maxwell 17 Rebs: Kim K. 7 Asts: Jeong 5 | | Pts: Azari 15 Rebs: Jafari, Rahimi 7 Asts: Heydari 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 14 August 19:00
* Report
| Republic of China Blue | 88–74 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–22, 30–22, 17–14 |||
| Pts: three players 21 Rebs: Artino 9 Asts: Lin T. 6 | | Pts: Lewis 17 Rebs: Muslic 8 Asts: Lewis 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 4

* 15 August 13:00
* Report
| UC Irvine Anteaters | 87–82 | Anyang KGC |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 27–17, 24–21, 15–17 |||
| Pts: Crockrell 14 Rebs: Keeler 13 Asts: Crockrell 10 | | Pts: Griffin 25 Rebs: Maxwell 10 Asts: Maxwell 7 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 15 August 15:00
* Report
| Qatar | 93–86 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 27–24, 22–20, 24–18 |||
| Pts: Lewis 19 Rebs: Avdic 11 Asts: Lewis 6 | | Pts: Evans 20 Rebs: Kouame 9 Asts: Belga, Kouame 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 15 August 17:00
* Report
| United Arab Emirates | 71–69 | Republic of China White |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 25–13, 14–22, 18–10 |||
| Pts: Alshabebi 21 Rebs: Alshabebi 9 Asts: H. Albreiki 7 | | Pts: R. Hinton 12 Rebs: Sarr 11 Asts: Lin, Pai 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 15 August 19:00
* Report
| Iran B | 63–80 | Republic of China Blue |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 8–26, 29–13, 17–26 |||
| Pts: Yazarloo 17 Rebs: Rahimi 9 Asts: Azari 4 | | Pts: Artino 29 Rebs: Artino 12 Asts: Tseng W. 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 5

* 16 August 13:00
* Report
| Qatar | 81–57 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 24–19, 24–9, 13–16 |||
| Pts: Lewis, Muslic 16 Rebs: Ndao 9 Asts: Ndoye 5 | | Pts: Alshabebi 14 Rebs: Alshabebi 6 Asts: Alsawan 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 16 August 15:00
* Report
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 98–90 (2OT) | Iran B |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 15–15, 17–18, 15–22, Overtime: 9–9, 15–7 |||
| Pts: Kouame 20 Rebs: Kouame 9 Asts: three players 4 | | Pts: Azari 16 Rebs: Sharifi 11 Asts: Dalirzahan 7 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 16 August 17:00
* Report
| Anyang KGC | 97–89 | Japan U22 |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 18–21, 27–18, 32–30 |||
| Pts: Go 23 Rebs: Jeong, Maxwell 12 Asts: Lee W. 6 | | Pts: Nemoto 18 Rebs: Sukegawa, Tsukioka 7 Asts: three players 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 16 August 19:00
* Report
| Republic of China White | 59–117 | UC Irvine Anteaters |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 8–29, 11–30, 13–26 |||
| Pts: A. Hinton 18 Rebs: Sun 8 Asts: Chen Y. 4 | | Pts: Hohn 18 Rebs: Leuchten 12 Asts: Crockrell 14 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 6

* 17 August 13:00
* Report
| Iran B | 72–73 | Japan U22 |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 12–23, 23–16, 20–22 |||
| Pts: Yazarloo 29 Rebs: Rahimi 14 Asts: Dalirzahan 4 | | Pts: Ozawa 21 Rebs: Sukegawa 8 Asts: Tsukamoto 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 17 August 15:00
* Report
| Republic of China White | 59–71 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–18, 23–17, 15–18, 13–18 |||
| Pts: R. Hinton 12 Rebs: Sarr 8 Asts: Pai 4 | | Pts: Lewis 21 Rebs: Muslic 11 Asts: Ndoye 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 17 August 17:00
* Report
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 77–87 | Anyang KGC |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 17–14, 19–24, 26–21 |||
| Pts: Caracut 19 Rebs: Kouame 13 Asts: Caracut 4 | | Pts: Park 25 Rebs: Maxwell 9 Asts: Maxwell, Park 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 17 August 19:00
* Report
| United Arab Emirates | 85–103 | Republic of China Blue |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 21–29, 19–20, 19–25 |||
| Pts: Alshabebi 29 Rebs: H. Albreiki 8 Asts: H. Albreiki, Alzaabi 4 | | Pts: Artino 24 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Lin T. 8 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 7

* 18 August 13:00
* Report
| Qatar | 79–91 | Anyang KGC |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 19–24, 16–21, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Haracic, Lewis 12 Rebs: Avdic 10 Asts: Abbasher, Lewis 4 | | Pts: Jeong 26 Rebs: Jeong 6 Asts: Jung 8 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 18 August 15:00
* Report
| Japan U22 | 76–86 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 22–28, 12–20, 25–19 |||
| Pts: Ozawa 20 Rebs: Kato 7 Asts: Tsukamoto, Tsukioka 6 | | Pts: Alameri 20 Rebs: Alameri 20 Asts: Alameri, Thomas 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 18 August 17:00
* Report
| UC Irvine Anteaters | 80–48 | Iran B |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 24–14, 21–14, 23–10 |||
| Pts: Henry 16 Rebs: Saran 9 Asts: Ujadughele 4 | | Pts: Taheri 11 Rebs: Taheri 6 Asts: Mokarian 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 18 August 19:00
* Report
| Republic of China Blue | 87–74 | Republic of China White |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–13, 18–14, 16–25, 26–22 |||
| Pts: Lin B. 25 Rebs: Artino 15 Asts: Liu 4 | | Pts: R. Hinton 21 Rebs: Sarr 15 Asts: Chen Y. 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 8

* 19 August 13:00
* Report
| United Arab Emirates | 75–96 | Iran B |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 16–29, 16–22, 17–19 |||
| Pts: Alameri 18 Rebs: M. Albreiki 4 Asts: Thomas 5 | | Pts: Dalirzahan 23 Rebs: Sharifi 11 Asts: Dalirzahan 7 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 19 August 15:00
* Report
| Japan U22 | 91–116 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Scoring by quarter: 40–21, 17–30, 19–32, 15–33 |||
| Pts: Sukegawa 22 Rebs: Nemoto, Ozawa 3 Asts: Ozawa 4 | | Pts: Santillan 20 Rebs: Kouame 10 Asts: Caracut 9 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 19 August 17:00
* Report
| Anyang KGC | 99–97 | Republic of China White |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–30, 22–20, 23–25, 22–22 |||
| Pts: Go, Maxwell 23 Rebs: Maxwell 9 Asts: Maxwell 9 | | Pts: Ma 20 Rebs: Lin 7 Asts: Pai 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 19 August 19:00
* Report
| UC Irvine Anteaters | 95–80 | Republic of China Blue |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 25–15, 36–25, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Thoerner 19 Rebs: Jadughele 9 Asts: Jadughele 9 | | Pts: Lin T. 19 Rebs: Artino 5 Asts: Lin T. 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 9

* 20 August 13:00
* Report
| Qatar | 97–96 | Japan U22 |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 23–37, 21–14, 29–24 |||
| Pts: Lewis 32 Rebs: Muslic 15 Asts: Avdic, Muslic 5 | | Pts: Nemoto 17 Rebs: Sukegawa 5 Asts: Ozawa 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 20 August 15:00
* Report
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 61–115 | UC Irvine Anteaters |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–26, 21–31, 18–26, 16–32 |||
| Pts: Caracut 14 Rebs: Belga, Kouame 5 Asts: Belga 5 | | Pts: Saran 23 Rebs: Saran 19 Asts: Hohn 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 20 August 17:00
* Report
| Republic of China White | 91–86 | Iran B |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 25–27, 15–20, 26–24 |||
| Pts: R. Hinton 18 Rebs: five players 4 Asts: Pai 6 | | Pts: Dalirzahan 24 Rebs: Rahimi, Sharifi 7 Asts: Mokarian 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 20 August 19:00
* Report
| Republic of China Blue | 92–64 | Anyang KGC |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 28–18, 29–12, 13–16 |||
| Pts: Artino 30 Rebs: Artino 17 Asts: Wu 7 | | Pts: Go 14 Rebs: Jung 6 Asts: three players 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

## Women's tournament
### Participating teams

* Iran
* Chanson V-Magic
* Busan BNK Sum
* Philippines
* Republic of China Blue
* Republic of China White

### Team standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Chanson V-Magic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 421 | 355 | +66 | 10 |
| 2 | Busan BNK Sum | 5 | 4 | 1 | 395 | 342 | +53 | 9 |
| 3 | Republic of China Blue | 5 | 3 | 2 | 404 | 385 | +19 | 8 |
| 4 | Republic of China White | 5 | 2 | 3 | 354 | 379 | −25 | 7 |
| 5 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 379 | 401 | −22 | 6 |
| 6 | Iran | 5 | 0 | 5 | 270 | 361 | −91 | 5 |

### Games
#### Day 1

* 5 August 15:00
* Report
| Iran | 44–87 | Busan BNK Sum |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 12–23, 11–24, 15–18 |||
| Pts: Shojaei 12 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Khodamoradi, Shojaei 2 | | Pts: Lee 20 Rebs: Kim H. 6 Asts: Ahn 7 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 5 August 17:00
* Report
| Republic of China White | 65–76 | Chanson V-Magic |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 13–26, 5–16, 22–14 |||
| Pts: Zhang Y. 22 Rebs: Zhang Y. 10 Asts: Liu 5 | | Pts: Kaneda 12 Rebs: Uche 10 Asts: Yuri 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 5 August 19:30
* Report
| Republic of China Blue | 89–85 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 21–23, 18–21, 20–24 |||
| Pts: Chen Y. 20 Rebs: Chen W. 8 Asts: Chen W. 5 | | Pts: Pontejos 19 Rebs: dela Rosa 10 Asts: Bernardino 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 2

* 6 August 15:00
* Report
| Philippines | 64–58 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 10–21, 26–9, 15–9 |||
| Pts: dela Rosa, Joson 12 Rebs: Animam 15 Asts: three players 4 | | Pts: Rasoulipour 18 Rebs: Shojaei 12 Asts: seven players 1 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 6 August 17:00
* Report
| Busan BNK Sum | 77–65 | Republic of China White |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 28–18, 11–12, 19–20 |||
| Pts: Jin 19 Rebs: Jin 11 Asts: Ahn, Park K. 6 | | Pts: Lin 15 Rebs: Liu, Wang 7 Asts: Wang 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 6 August 19:00
* Report
| Chanson V-Magic | 93–83 | Republic of China Blue |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 31–21, 22–23, 20–15 |||
| Pts: Yoshida 23 Rebs: Yoshida 8 Asts: Shirasaki 7 | | Pts: Chen Y. 17 Rebs: Cheng 7 Asts: Pan 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 3

* 7 August 15:00
* Report
| Busan BNK Sum | 73–98 | Chanson V-Magic |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 25–25, 12–21, 18–26 |||
| Pts: Jin 17 Rebs: Jin 8 Asts: Ahn 8 | | Pts: Yoshida 20 Rebs: Uche 11 Asts: Koike 9 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 7 August 17:00
* Report
| Republic of China White | 94–83 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 25–20, 20–23, 26–19 |||
| Pts: Tai 19 Rebs: Zhang 9 Asts: Wang 6 | | Pts: Bernardino 22 Rebs: Animam 9 Asts: Pontejos 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 7 August 19:00
* Report
| Republic of China Blue | 77–58 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 15–13, 18–15, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Chen Y. 20 Rebs: Chen W. 6 Asts: Chang 6 | | Pts: Vakili 21 Rebs: Esmaeilzadeh Soudjani 12 Asts: Rasoulipour 7 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 4

* 8 August 15:00
* Report
| Philippines | 59–65 | Busan BNK Sum |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–18, 16–22, 17–17, 18–8 |||
| Pts: dela Rosa 14 Rebs: dela Rosa 15 Asts: del Carmen 5 | | Pts: Lee 19 Rebs: Jin 6 Asts: Ahn 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 8 August 17:00
* Report
| Iran | 46–59 | Chanson V-Magic |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–15, 7–21, 18–10, 15–13 |||
| Pts: Abedi 14 Rebs: Abedi 6 Asts: Rasoulipour 4 | | Pts: Uche 15 Rebs: Uche 11 Asts: Kaneda 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 8 August 19:00
* Report
| Republic of China White | 56–79 | Republic of China Blue |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 11–26, 16–23, 16–15 |||
| Pts: Liu 14 Rebs: Liu 7 Asts: three players 2 | | Pts: Cheng 19 Rebs: Cheng 9 Asts: Chen W. 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei

#### Day 5

* 9 August 15:00
* Report
| Chanson V-Magic | 95–88 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 19–24, 21–28, 30–19 |||
| Pts: Takanohashi 32 Rebs: Koike 7 Asts: Koike 12 | | Pts: Pontejos 20 Rebs: Animam 10 Asts: del Carmen 7 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 9 August 17:00
* Report
| Iran | 64–74 | Republic of China White |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 19–21, 18–20, 12–14 |||
| Pts: Esmaeilzadeh Soudjani 14 Rebs: Shahriari 6 Asts: Rasoulipour 6 | | Pts: Wang 17 Rebs: Wang 9 Asts: Lin 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei
* 9 August 19:00
* Report
| Republic of China Blue | 76–93 | Busan BNK Sum |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–25, 19–23, 19–24 |||
| Pts: Chen Y. 23 Rebs: Cheng 5 Asts: Chen M., Chen Y. 5 | | Pts: Lee 31 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Ahn 9 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei