There will be 10 men's teams and 8 women's teams in the 2007 William Jones Cup International Tournament, which will be held from July 2 - 17 in Sinjhuang Stadium, Taipei County, (Capacity 7,000) Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) announced in a press release Tuesday.
Participating teams in men's competition:
Taiwan
Qatar
Jordan
Lebanon
Iran
Japan
Korea
Kazakhstan
Philippines
USA
Participating teams in women's competition:
Taiwan White Team
Taiwan Blue Team
New Zealand
Australia
Russia
Japan
Korea
USA
Nine of 10 men's teams are expected to use the Jones Cup as a warmup series for the upcoming Asian Championship for Men, which will take place in Tokushima, Japan from July 28 - August 5, CTBA said.
While most of the participating teams are expected to be national teams, the association did not specify which clubs/teams will be playing in the annual tournament -- for example, the teams that will represent the United States.