2001 William Jones Cup

2001 William Jones Cup
Tournament information
Dates17–25 August 2001
Host Taiwan
Teams8
Final positions
Champion Iran
1st runner-up South Korea
2nd runner-up Lokomotiv Novosibirsk

The 2001 William Jones Cup (24th tournament) took place in Taiwan. Chinese Taipei won its first title since the first edition of the tournament 24 years ago.[1]

Standings

Team Pld W L
 Taiwan 770
 South Korea 761
Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 752
Philippines FedEx-Laguna Lakers 743
 Honduras 734
Canada Victoria University 752
 Mongolia 716
 South Africa 707

Results

17 August
 Taiwan 100–57  South Africa
17 August
 South Korea 118–70  Mongolia
18 August
 Taiwan 109–78  Mongolia
18 August
 Honduras 82–61  South Africa
19 August
 Taiwan 84–79 Philippines FedEx-Laguna Lakers
19 August
 South Korea 76–71  Honduras
20 August
 Taiwan W–L Canada Victoria University
20 August
Philippines FedEx-Laguna Lakers 97–70  Mongolia
20 August
Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 86–84  Honduras
21 August
Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 103–73  Mongolia
21 August
 South Korea 92–65 Canada Victoria University
22 August
Canada Victoria University 97–64  Mongolia
22 August
 South Korea 97–88 Philippines FedEx-Laguna Lakers
22 August
 Taiwan 90–77  Honduras
23 August
 Taiwan 87–77 Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
23 August
 Honduras 92–81  Mongolia
24 August
Philippines FedEx-Laguna Lakers 90–85  Honduras
25 August
Canada Victoria University 67–70  Honduras
25 August
 Taiwan 69–58  South Korea

Attendance: 10,000

Awards

 2001 William Jones Cup Men's Tournament 

Taiwan
First title
Most Valuable Player
Taiwan Chen Chih-chung

References

  1. ↑ "Final Day: Taiwan Wins First Ever Jones Cup Title". Asia-Basket. Eurobasket Inc. Retrieved 29 December 2015.