1977 William Jones Memorial Cup

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1977 William Jones Memorial Cup
Tournament information
Dates	M: ?–July 1977 W: ?–July 1977
Teams	M: 9 W: ?
Final positions
Champions	M: Athletes in Action - Eastern Unit W: Korean All-Stars
1st runners-up	M: Eastern Washington Eagles W: Cathay Life
2nd runners-up	M: Flying Camel W: Christa Dream
1978 →

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.

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.

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.

Participants

Athletes in Action – Eastern Unit
Denmark
Eastern Washington Eagles
Flying Camel
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
RSEA Engineering
Yanmar Diesel
Yue Long

Source

Awards

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

Notes

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. Philippines was represented by Yanmar Diesel which finished 5th.

References

^ "Eastern second in Taiwan hoop tourney". Ellensburg Daily Record. July 26, 1977. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^ "Eastern Cagers Return Home". Spokane Daily Chronicle. July 23, 1977. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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.