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Jones Cup 2013 Recap

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35th William Jones Cup
July 6-15, 2013
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei, Taiwan

Iran was unbeaten in the 2013 Jones Cup and was Champion of the tournament. Philippines won the 2012 Jones Cup but was unable to participate this year because of the current tension in Taiwan.

Champion: Iran (7-0)
2nd Place: Chinese Taipei (5-2)
3rd Place: South Korea (5-2)

Awards:
Best Player: Hamed Haddadi of Iran
Best Guard: Chih-Chieh Lin of Taiwan
Best Forward: Eric Hicks of USA
Best Center: Hamed Haddadi of Iran

Other Standings

Yi Jianlian named MVP, Douthit not in Top 5

FIBA Asia All Star 5

2011 FIBA Asia Championship
Wuhan, China

Most Valuable Player – Yi Jianlian (China)

All-Star Five (Voted by the Coaches of the Top 8 teams)
Center – Hamed Haddadi (Iran)
Power Forward – Yi Jianlian (China)
Small Forward – Samad Bahrami (Iran)
Shooting Guard – Takuya Kawamura (Japan)
Point Guard – Sam Daghles (Jordan)

From: http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/TournamentNewsDetails.aspx?id=1392

* Pic above is from FIBA Wuhan Site

Iran defeats Philippines

2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament Semifinals
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Iran
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Iran defeats Philippines, 78-59

Game Highlights:
– Smart Gilas had no answer for Iranian-NBA center Hamed Haddadi with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks.
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 16 points
– Mark Barroca filling in for the injured JV Casio contributed 10 points but was also injured in the 4th quarter
– Marcio Lassiter was the only other Smart Gilas player in double figures with 10 points
– Iran led in rebounding, 44-21
– With the loss, Philippines will now play for 3rd place against home team, Chinese-Taipei at 5pm
– South Korea will battle Iran for the Jones Cup Championship tomorrow at 7pm

Game scores:

Iran 78 – Haddadi 36, Sahakian 16, Davari 9, Barogh 6, Davarpanahfard 3, Aren 3, Nabipoor 1, Zadeh 0, Rouzbahani 0, Kamrani 0.

Smart Gilas 59 – Douthit 16, Barroca 10, Lassiter 10, Hontiveros 6, Tiu 5, Aguilar 5, Baracael 5, Taulava 2, Lutz 0, Ballesteros 0, Ababou 0.

Quarterscores: 20-11; 36-27; 56-38; 78-59

Smart Gilas defeats Iran

2011 William Jones Cup invitational Tournament
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Iran
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Philippines defeats Iran, 73-59

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 24 points and 11 rebounds
– Japeth Aguilar scored only 6 points but blocked 5 shots
– Philippines started the game with a 9-2 run and never looked back
– Philippines held Iran to only 8 points in the 3rd quarter
– Guards JV Casio and Mark Barroca combined for 24 points against taller Iranian guards
– Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies led Iran with 25 points

Game scores:

Smart Gilas 73 – Douthit 24, Barroca 13, Casio 11, Baracael 8, Aguilar 6, Tiu 4, Lassiter 3, Hontiveros 2, Taulava 2, Lutz 0, Ababou 0.

Iran 59 – Haddadi 25, Kamrani 18, Davarpanahfard 7, Sohrabnejad 3, Veisi 2, Kardoust 2, Nabipoor 2, Davari 0, Davoudichegani 0, Barogh 0.

Quarterscores: 17-12; 37-30; 54-38; 73-59.