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1977 William Jones Memorial Cup

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1977 William Jones Memorial Cup
Tournament information
DatesM: ?–July 1977
W: ?–July 1977
TeamsM: 9
W: ?
Final positions
ChampionsM: United States Athletes in Action - Eastern Unit
W: South Korea Korean All-Stars
1st runners-upM: United States Eastern Washington Eagles
W: Taiwan Cathay Life
2nd runners-upM: Taiwan Flying Camel
W: France Christa Dream
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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]

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

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Source[note 1]

Awards

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1977 William Jones Memorial Cup
United States
Athletes in Action - Eastern Unit
First title

Notes

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  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

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