1985 William Jones Cup
Tournament information
DatesM: ?–July 1985
W: ?–July 1985
TeamsM: 14
W: ?
Final positions
ChampionsM: Philippines San Miguel
W:  United States
1st runners-upM:  United States
W:  Canada
2nd runners-upM:  Sweden
W:  South Korea

The 1985 William Jones Memorial Cup is the ninth edition of the William Jones Cup.

Fourteen teams participated in the preliminary round composing of four groups with the top two from each group advancing. The team from the Philippines defeated the United States in the final at overtime.[1][2]

Participants

Top 8[1][note 1]
Other

Preliminary round

Groups[note 2]
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Philippines San Miguel United States Sweden Uruguay
 Canada B South Korea Chinese Taipei Italy
 West GermanyChinese Taipei Kwanghwa Malaysia Thailand
 Saudi Arabia Japan

Group A

July
Canada B  6051  West Germany
Taipei
July
San Miguel Philippines 6958  Canada B
Taipei
July
San Miguel Philippines 8261  West Germany
Taipei

Group B

July
Saudi Arabia  ?? Chinese Taipei Kwanghwa
Taipei
July
United States  WL  South Korea
Taipei
July
United States  9650  Saudi Arabia
Taipei
July
South Korea  8357 Chinese Taipei Kwanghwa
Taipei
July
United States  8156 Chinese Taipei Kwanghwa
Pts: Gattison 15
Taipei
July
South Korea  8261  Saudi Arabia
Taipei

Group C

July
Sweden  ??  Japan
Taipei
July
Chinese Taipei  ??  Japan
Taipei
July
Sweden  ??  Malaysia
Taipei
July
Chinese Taipei  ??  Malaysia
Taipei
July
Sweden  7571  Chinese Taipei
Taipei
July
Malaysia  7659  Japan
Taipei

Group D

July
Uruguay  WL  Thailand
Taipei
July
Uruguay  10083  Italy
Taipei
July
Italy  8652  Thailand
Taipei

Final round

Known matches

8 July
Uruguay  5049  Canada B
Taipei
8 July
United States  6662  Chinese Taipei
Taipei
8 July
San Miguel Philippines 9675  Italy
Taipei

9 July
Sweden  vs.  Canada
Taipei
9 July
San Miguel Philippines WL  South Korea
Taipei
9 July
United States  WL  Italy
Taipei

12 July
United States  5547  Canada B
Taipei
12 July
San Miguel Philippines 8066  Chinese Taipei
Taipei
12 July
South Korea  8650  Italy
Taipei

13 July
United States  8065  Sweden
Pts: Pressley 17
Taipei

14 July
Uruguay  7963  South Korea
Taipei
14 July
Sweden  8077  Italy
Taipei
14 July
Chinese Taipei  7066  Canada B
Taipei

Third place

14 July
Sweden  7663  Uruguay
Taipei

Final

15 July
San Miguel Philippines 108100 (OT)  United States
Scoring by half: 40–40, 47–47 Overtime: 21–13
Pts: Engelland 43 Pts: Gattison 28
Taipei

Awards

1985 William Jones Memorial Cup
Philippines
San Miguel
Second title[note 3]

Final standings

Others: Preliminary Round (9th–14th)

Notes

  1. Some of these teams may be club sides rather than national teams. Philippines was represented by San Miguel.[3] The Chinese Taipei team within the top 8 is the national team.[4] Canada is represented by its B national team.[5]
  2. Exact naming of the Groupings (e.g. Group "X") is unknown
  3. First title was won as "Northern Cement" basketball team.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gattison has 28 in U.S. loss". Taipei: Star-News. 16 July 1985. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "U.S. Trounces Taiwan". Reading Eagle. 7 July 1985. 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gatisson leads U.S. to tournament victory". Star-News. 6 July 1985. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. "Miscellany". The Montreal Gazette. 11 July 1985. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. "Miscellany". The Montreal Gazette. 6 July 1985. p. C-5. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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