1985 William Jones Cup
The 1985 William Jones Memorial Cup is the ninth edition of the William Jones Cup.
| 1985 William Jones Cup | |
|---|---|
| 9th William Jones Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Taiwan |
| Teams | 14 (from 13 federations) |
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14 teams participated in the preliminary round composing of 4 groups with the top 2 from each group advancing. The team from the Philippines defeated the United States in the final at overtime.[1][2]
Participants
- Other
Preliminary round
| Groups[note 2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} San Miguel |  United States |  Sweden |  Uruguay |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada B |  South Korea |  Chinese Taipei |  Italy |
 West Germany | Kwanghwa |  Malaysia |  Thailand |
 Saudi Arabia |  Japan | ||
Group A
Group B
Group C
Final round
Known matches
Final
15 July |
| San Miguel |
108–100 (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 |
|---|
| San Miguel Second title[note 3] |
Final standings
San Miguel 7–0
United States 6–1
Sweden- 4th Uruguay
- 5th Chinese Taipei
- 6th
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South Korea - 7th Italy
- 8th Canada B
Others: Preliminary Round (9th–14th)
Notes
- 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]
- Exact naming of the Groupings (e.g. Group "X") is unknown
- First title was won as "Northern Cement" basketball team.
References
- "Gattison has 28 in U.S. loss". Taipei: Star-News. 16 July 1985. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "U.S. Trounces Taiwan". Reading Eagle. 7 July 1985. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- 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.
- "Gatisson leads U.S. to tournament victory". Star-News. 6 July 1985. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "Miscellany". The Montreal Gazette. 11 July 1985. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "Miscellany". The Montreal Gazette. 6 July 1985. p. C-5. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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