Asia-Basket.com All-William Jones Cup Awards 2019 - Jul 30, 2019
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| Asia-Basket.com All-William Jones Cup 1st Team 2019 |
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MVP: Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84) of Arecibo
Best Guard: Ying-Chun Chen (183-PG-93) of Guangzhou LL
Best Forward: Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84) of Arecibo
Best Center: Mohammad Yousofvand (207-C-96) of Chemidor
1st Team
PG: Ying-Chun Chen (183-PG-93) of Guangzhou LL
F: Ricardo Ratliffe (203-F-89) of Mobis Phoebus
F: Eugene Phelps (198-F-90) of San German
F: Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84) of Arecibo
C: Mohammad Yousofvand (207-C-96) of Chemidor
2nd Team
G: Freddy Ibrahim (6'3''-G-96) of Tampa
G: Shuto Ando (189-G-94) of Nagoya DD
G: Mason Bourcier (6'4''-G-99) of Fraser Valley B.
F: Grant Shephard (6'10''-F-99) of Fraser Valley B.
F: Lung-Mao Hu (196-F-92) of TAI NT
Honorable Mention
McKenzie Moore (198-G-92) of Bandirma
Dae-Sung Lee (192-F-90) of Mobis Phoebus
Yousef Abuwazaneh (201-C-93) of Al Riyadi
Ting-Chien Lin (6'3''-SG-99) of Bryant
Cheng Liu (192-F-90) of Guangsha L.
Kaleb Gemilang (183-SF-91) of Stapac
| Mighty claims Jones Cup crown - Jul 22, 2019
| Mighty Sports Apparel Phl hammered out a convincing 97-74 win over host Chinese Taipei A Saturday night to all but wrap up the 41st William Jones Cup crown at the Xinzhuang Gym in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The Philippine bet extended their unscathed campaign to 7-0, guaranteeing a repeat of their title run in 2016 even with one game left against Chinese Taipei B at the close of the tourney last night. Regardless of the result, Mighty Sports would win the crown even in case of a tie with South Korea at 7-1. The Philippine representative topped the Koreans, 80-82. But coach Charles Tiu and his wards were keen on matching Mighty Sports' sweep feat three years ago. Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84, college: S.Carolina, agency: Aspire Sports) once again spearheaded Mighty's attack with 21 points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in only 23 minutes of play. Eugene Phelps (198-F-90, college: LBSU) chipped in a 17-9 point-rebound output while Roosevelt Adams and McKenzie Moore (198-G-92, college: UTEP) added 13 and 10 markers, respectively. Ying-Chun Chen (183-PG-93) and Chi-Wei Lee (192-G/F-93), on the other hand, piled up 19 and 13 points, respectively, in the foiled effort for the Taiwanese whose gold medal hopes vanished into thin air. Chinese Taipei A fell to 5-2 and was relegated to a virtual silver-medal match against SoKor (6-1) at the end of the prestigious eight-team Asian invitational crown.
Courtesy of: philstar.com
| Day 8 in Taiwan - Jul 21, 2019
| Jordan - Canada 79-83
Canada opened win count in Taiwan. They outlasted Jordan to snap six-game losing skid. Grant Shephard (208-F-99) came up with 22 points for the North American side. Patrick Simon (203-F-95) contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds for Canada. Fadi Ibrahim (196-G-96, college: Oakton CC) and Yousef Abuwazaneh (201-C-93) replied with 17 points each for Jordan.
Iran - Japan 51-74
Japan rolled past Iran to gain 5-2 record at the tournament. Avi Schafer (203-C-98, college: Georgia Tech) stepped up with 13 points for Japan. Seiya Ando (184-G-92) and Hugh Watanabe (207-C-98) contributed 12 points each for the winning side. Mohammadsina Vahedi (185-PG-01) replied with 12 points for Iran.
Philippines - Taiwan 97-74
Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84, college: S.Carolina, agency: Aspire Sports) scored 21 points to lead Philippines past Taiwan to remain undefeated. Eugene Phelps (198-F-90, college: LBSU) added 17 points and 9 rebounds as Philippines posted the 7th straight victory. Ying-Chun Chen (183-PG-93) answered with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for Taiwan.
Taiwan B - Indonesia 97-76
Taiwan B rallied past Indonesia to gain the second win at the tournament. Ting-Chien Lin (190-SG-99) scored 20 points to lead the charge. Keui-Yu Chou accounted for 13 points for the winners. Kaleb Gemilang (183-SF-91) answered with 18 points for Indonesia.
| Day 7 in Taiwan - Jul 20, 2019
| Philippines - Indonesia 94-66
Philippines stormed past Indonesia to gain the sixth straight victory. Eugene Phelps (198-F-90, college: LBSU) tossed in 19 points and collected 9 rebounds for the Mighty Sports. Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84, college: S.Carolina, agency: Aspire Sports) added 17 points for Philippines. Juan Kokodiputra (194-PF-95) replied with 21 points for Indonesia.
Japan - South Korea 81-83
South Korea nipped Japan to improve at 6-1 record in Taiwan. Five players scored in double digits for the winners. Seung-Hyun Lee (201-C-92) came up with 16 points for South Korea. Ricardo Ratliffe (203-F-89, college: Missouri) added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Kosuke Hashimoto (202-F-93) responded with 17 points for Japan.
Taiwan - Jordan 89-70
Taiwan knocked down Jordan behind 24 points from Hu Lung-Mao (196-F-92). Yi-Hsiang Chou (190-G-91, college: Salt Lake CC) added 17 points for the winning side. Taiwan dominated throughout the bigger part of the game and rallied to a well-deserved win. Yousef Abuwazaneh (201-C-93) notched 18 points and 11 rebounds for Jordan.
Taiwan B - Iran 67-76
Iran earned the third victory at the tournament as they beat Taiwan B. Mohammad Yousofvand (207-C-96) came up with 25 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Mohammad Torabi (211-C-92) added 13 points and 13 rebounds in the victory. Ting-En Lai (180-G) replied with 13 points for Taiwan B.
| Jones Cup: Mighty Sports overwhelms UBC for 4th win - Jul 16, 2019
| Mighty Sports remains undefeated in the 2019 William Jones Cup after claiming a 116-87 triumph over the UBC Thunderbirds, Monday at the Changhua Stadium. Mighty Sports got off to a slow start, even trailing 27-26 in the first quarter, before seizing control with a massive second frame. They outscored the Canadians, 39-9, in the pivotal second period to build a 75-36 lead at the half, with Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84, college: S.Carolina, agency: Aspire Sports) and Eugene Phelps (198-F-90, college: LBSU) sparking their breakaway. It was all Mighty Sports from that point on, as they cruised to victory in the second half. Balkman was once again superb for Mighty Sports, making all 8 of his field goals to finish with 22 points -- 17 of which came in the first half. He added 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks, and 2 steals in an all-around performance. Jeremiah Gray (193-G, college: Dominican, CA) led Mighty Sports with 25 points, while Phelps had a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mighty Sports improved to 4-0 in the tournament, tied with South Korea. Taylor Browne (188-G-97) (25 points) and Patrick Simon (203-F-95) (25 points) paced the now 0-4 UBC team. Mighty Sports will play its biggest challenge on Tuesday, when it takes on an also unbeaten South Korean team.
Courtesy of: abs-cbn.com
| Mighty Sports stays perfect by crushing Japan - Jul 15, 2019
| Mighty Sports cruised to its third consecutive victory in the 2019 William Jones Cup after demolishing Japan, 94-59, on Sunday in Taiwan. Mighty Sports used a big second quarter that saw them limit Japan to just 9 points to pull away, and poured it on with a 31-point third quarter. Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84, college: S.Carolina, agency: Aspire Sports) spearheaded Mighty Sports' charge with a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Eugene Phelps (198-F-90, college: LBSU) had 19 points and Mikey Williams contributed 17 markers. Mighty Sports shot 51.5% from the field, while limiting Japan to just 29.3% shooting. The Japanese took a whopping 32 three-pointers, and made just five of them. Mighty Sports had earlier beaten Iran, 98-72, and Jordan, 90-74. They return to action on Monday afternoon against Canada.
Courtesy of: abs-cbn.com
| Mighty Sports dominates Jordan for another easy win - Jul 14, 2019
| Mighty Sports-Philippines got off to another strong start that resulted in a 90-74 rout of Jordan in the 2019 William Jones Cup in Changhua city, Taiwan, Saturday. The Filipino club guns for a third straight win when it takes on Japan on Sunday, July 14. With Eugene Phelps (198-F-90, college: LBSU) and Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84, college: S.Carolina, agency: Aspire Sports) leading the attack, Mighty Sports was never in trouble at Changhua County Gym, using its quickness and transition defense to overwhelm Jordan. Phelps led the Go For Gold-backed team with 20 points, while Balkman and Roosevelt Adams chipped in 17 and 11 points, respectively. Mikey Williams was again on target as he buried 3 triples for the second straight game to help Mighty build a 44-29 halftime lead. The win came at the heels of a 98-72 win over Iran on Friday. Mighty posted its biggest lead at 68-44.
Courtesy of: abs-cbn.com
| Mighty Sports blows out Iran U23 in rousing Jones Cup debut - Jul 13, 2019
| Mighty Sports-Go for Gold Philippines got off to a great start at the 41st William Jones Cup with a 98-72 blowout against Iran U23 at the Xinzhuang Gym in New Taipei City, Taiwan on Friday, July 12. Former PBA import Eugene Phelps (198-F-90, college: LBSU) led the opening rout with 24 points and 6 rebounds while young Fil-Am guard Jeremiah Gray piled on 16 markers, 5 boards and 3 assists. Import McKenzie Moore (198-G-92, college: UTEP) added 15 points, 4 dimes and 3 rebounds while fellow import Renaldo Balkman (203-F-84, college: S.Carolina, agency: Aspire Sports) and Fil-Am Mikey Williams chipped in 10 markers apiece. Mighty asserted dominance from the get-go after a 21-12 1st quarter leading to a 46-33 gap at the half. The 2nd half didn't make things any better for Iran as Mighty launched a 14-4 run at the start of the 3rd to push the lead to 60-37. The Charles Tiu-coached squad peaked the beatdown as high as 34 points, 87-53, at the 8:20 mark of the 4th off an emphatic alley-oop slam from Hamady N'Diaye (213-C-87, college: Rutgers).. Iran got the lead below 20 at multiple points in the frame, but never got any closer as Mighty closed them out for good. National team member Valid Dalirzahan led the young Iranians with 14 points while Amirhossein Azari (192-SF-98) and Mohammad Vand added 12 markers apiece. Mighty faces Jordan next on Saturday, July 13, 1 pm.
Courtesy of: rappler.com
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