Philippines NT roster for Jones Cup

RP-Cebuana Lhuillier Basketball Team

TEAM OFFICIALS
Team Manager: Jean Henri Lhuillier
Head Coach: Eduard S. Vergeire
Assistant Coach: David D. Zamar

# Name DOB Po Ht.
4 Donn Rez Villamin 1981.10.17 G 193
5 Wilbert Sayson 1979.06.19 G 188
6 Eder John Saldua 1983.06.02 F 193
7 Jayson Tiongson 1980.08.08 F 200
8 Celino Cruz 1977.07.22 G 180.3
9 Chris Denn Madrid 1975.11.17 G 180.3
10 Gerry Cavan 1979.05.28 F 190
11 Richard Melencio 1975.09.03 F 188
12 Samigue Eman 1982.03.12 C 208
13 Recaredo Calimag 1977.06.10 F 195.5
14 Rolly Menor 1981.11.26 F 195.5
15 Ephraim Torio 1979.10.29 C 198

Average: 192.5cm

Qatar NT Jones Cup roster

TEAM OFFICIALS:
General Manager: Rashed S. AlTakrooni
General Manager: Walid Alissa Ibrahim
Manager: Mohd Anbar Al Jassim
Coach: Joseph Anthony Stiebing
Assistant Coach: Stacy Neal Hollowell
Coach: Rafig A.R. Abu-Hijleh
Trainer: Adil K. Salim

PLAYERS:

# Name DOB Po. Ht. Wt.
1 Mohammed Orabi Al Jabri 1978.02.14 G 175 75
2 Yasseen Ismail Musa 1980.08.12 C 203 95
3 Khalid Masoud Al Nasr 1980.09.10 G 174 75
4 Hashim Zaidan Zaidan 1980.08.13 C 208 105
5 Mohammed Seleem Abdulla 1982.07.17 C 200 90
6 Bakar Abdulla Al Kuwari 1982.03.01 G 176 77
7 Omar Ahmed Mohammed 1982.02.25 C 200 95
8 Daoud Mousa Daoud 1982.02.02 F 192 85
9 Hammam Omer Ismail 1983.09.15 C 200 88
10 Ali Turki Ali 1982.01.10 C 200 90
11 Husam Omar Abdulmajeed 1982.05.19 C 201 93
12 Salman Ahmed Abufaisal 1982.06.04 G 176 77
13 Marzouq Faraj Abusabbar 1976 F 190 88
14 Salah Ateeq Jumah 1970.05.25 G 180 69
15 Saleh Ahmed Al Muhannadi 1974.05.16 G 180 85
16 Erhan Ali Saeed 1983.12.20 F 198 83
17 Omer Abdgeder Salem 1983.10.01 C 200 83

Average: 191cm, 85.5kg

Jones Cup: Two Canadien Univ. teams invited

Carlton University Men's Basketball Team and University of Regina Women's Basketball Team will represent Basketball Canada and the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) in the 26th Jones Cup Tournament.

The Ravens, two-time defending CIS Men's champion and riding on a 50-game winning streak in the CIS, will be the first CIS team visiting Taiwan since 2002 Jones Cup(25th), when the University of Alberta Golden Bears earned the Silver Medal in the ten team field. The Golden Bears lost to the team from Australia, 76-68.

The University of Regina Women's Basketball Team will be one of the six women's teams. Univ. of Regina, which ranked as the No. 1 seed in the 03-04 CIS postseason tournament, ended its season in a heartbreaking 60 -53 loss to the UBC Thunderbirds in the National Final.

The Carleton University Ravens

TEAM OFFICIALS：
Head of Delegation: Steve Koo
Head Coach: Dave Smart
Assistant Coach: Bill Arden/Taffe Charles/Bill Fraser
Athletic Therapy: Bruce Marshall／Crissy McPhee
Sports Information: Dave Kent

PLAYERS：
# Name Po. Ht. Wt.
3 Michael Smart G 193 81
5 Matt Ross G 183 79
10 Adam Falsetto F 201 116
11 Ryan Bell G 193 78
13 Robbie Green G 183 79
15 Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie F 191 86
21 Josh Poirier F 196 91
22 Pat Ross G 183 75
23 Paul Larmand F 196 94
31 Andrew Cutler F 193 95
33 Bernards Edmunds G 188 91
43 Osvaldo Jeanty F 191 86
45 James Fleming F 193 91

Average: 191cm 78kg


The University of Regina

TEAM OFFICIALS
Head Coach: Jeff Speedy
Assistant Coach: Dave Taylor／Patrick Ash
Assistant Coach: Amy Moroz
Trainer: Erin Walton

PLAYERS：
# Name Po. Ht.
4 Laura Hunko F 185
5 Tara-Lee Crosson F 183
6 Danielle Ash G 168
7 Jana Schweitzer G 175
8 Janel Walker G 173
9 Lara Schmidt F 178
10 Leah Anderson F 180
11 Leane Phillips C 188
12 Shannon Funk F 175
13 Cymone Bouchard F 175
14 Phoebe DeCiman C 190
15 Maja Kralovcova C 195
21 Alexis McDonald G 175
22 Erica Schmidt F 173

Average: 179.5cm

2004 Jones Cup Teams and Schedules

Women's Competition: Single Round Robin
Teams(6): Germany, Canada, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei White, Chinese Taipei Blue

7.18(Sun)
14：00 GER vs CAN
16：00 JPN vs ROC-W
18：00 KOR vs ROC-B

7.19(Mon)
15：00 CAN vs KOR
17：00 ROC-B vs JPN
19：00 ROC-W vs GER

7.20(Tue)
15：00 JPN vs GER
17：00 KOR vs ROC-W
19：00 CAN vs ROC-B

7.21(Wed)
15：00 GER vs KOR
17：00 JPN vs CAN
19：00 ROC-B vs ROC-W

7.22(Thu)
15：00 KOR vs JPN
17：00 ROC-W vs CAN
19：00 GER vs ROC-B
21：00 Award Ceremony

Men's Competition: Single Round Robin
Teams(9): Australia(Perth Wildcats), Germany(International Basketball Academy), Korea(College All-Stars), Japan (U-24 NT), Qatar NT, Philippines, Canada, Chinese Tapei White, Chinese Taipei Blue

7.24(Sat)
13：00 AUS vs GER
15：00 CAN vs KOR
17：00 PHI vs ROC-W
19：00 Opening Ceremony
19：30 ROC-B vs JPN

7.25(Sun)
13：00 QAT vs AUS
15：00 JPN vs PHI
17：00 GER vs ROC-B
19：00 ROC-W vs CAN

7.26(Mon)
13：00 AUS vs JPN
15：00 KOR vs GER
17：00 ROC-W vs QAT
19：00 ROC-B vs CAN

7.27(Tue)
13：00 JPN vs KOR
15：00 PHI vs GER
17：00 QAT vs ROC-B
19：00 AUS vs ROC-W

7.28(Wed)
13：00 CAN vs JPN
15：00 GER vs QAT
17：00 KOR vs AUS
19：00 ROC-B vs PHI

7.29(Thu)
13：00 JPN vs QAT
15：00 CAN vs GER
17：00 PHI vs AUS
19：00 ROC-W vs KOR

7.30(Fri)
13：00 QAT vs CAN
15：00 KOR vs PHI
17：00 AUS vs ROC-B
19：00 GER vs ROC-W

7.31(Sat)
13：00 JPN vs GER
15：00 QAT vs KOR
17：00 CAN vs PHI
19：00 ROC-B vs ROC-W

8.01(Sun)
13：00 AUS vs CAN
15：00 PHI vs QAT
17：00 ROC-W vs JPN
19：00 KOR vs ROC-B
21：00 Award Ceremony

Germany's IBA invited for Jones Cup

International Basketball Academy, which is a youth team for German league pennenial power ALBA Berlin, is invited to participate in the 26th Jones Cup tournament.

International Basketball Academy

TEAM OFFICIALS
Head of Delegation: Carsten Kerner
Coach: Robert Bauer
Coach: Konstantin Lwowsky

PLAYERS
# Name DOB Po. Ht. Wt.
1 Julius Deucker 1984.07.09 F/C 204 104
2 Alex Eichner 1984.07.06 G/F 198 94
3 Armin Willemsen 1985.01.27 F/C 202 104
4 Marius Huth 1986.10.16 F 199 100
5 Enrico Kuffour 1987.09.14 G 182 72
6 Enrico Boehm 1988.01.20 G 186 77
7 Verdinand Bunsow 1987.04.22 F 202 100
8 Thyriss Moldenhauer 1987.12.03 C 207 92
9 Maximilian Rockman 1988.11.25 G 194 81
10 Christoph Foerster 1985.02.24 C 211 98
11 Julian Eichner 1988.04.16 G/F 197 88
Avg: 198cm 92kg

Perth Wildcats coming Taiwan for Jones Cup

4-time NBL(Australia) champion Perth Wildcats will be visiting Taiwan for the 26th William Jones Cup Invatational Tournament and is expected to be the favorite to win the tournament.

NBL Perth Wildcats Basketball Team

Head Coach: Mike Ellis
Assistant Coach: David Ingham / James Tharpe
PLAYERS：
Name DOB Po. Ht. Wt.
Matthew Shanahan 1976.07.13 G 196 93
Peter Crawford 1979.11.06 G 193 92
Liam Rush 1982.01.29 G/F 198 94
Ricky Grace 1966.08.20 G 185 83
Adrian Majstrovich 1980.02.09 F 200 90
Matthew Burston 1982.11.25 F/C 210 98
Travis Lindstrom 1977.03.06 G 198 98
Simon Blennerhassett 1982.06.18 G 184 85
Greg Brown - G 188 90
Alan Ericsson - F 196 95
Troy Clarke - G 180 75

Average: 193cm 90kg

Adidas becomes NT official sponsor

Adidas replaces NIKE, which has been the official sponsor for the national teams for the past three years, as the official Taiwan men's and women's NT sponsor for the new year. Detail of the sponsorship deal is not disclosed.

Videoland TV buys Mars from BCC

Videoland TV Network confirmed its purchase of Mars basketball team from BCC(Broadcasting Corporation) yesterday. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. And the team name is expected to be changed.

With the deal coming thru, Videoland is in the picture of the SBL broadcast right competetion next season. And it is considered the favorite to win the right from ESPN, which broadcasted SBL games last season.

Videoland Television Network is a broadcasting company which is part of the Koos Group. Videoland is one of Taiwan's major satellite television providers, offering six channels of programming on Videoland Sports, Videoland Japan, Videoland Movie Channel, Videoland General Entertainment Channel(On-TV), Videoland Drama Channel and Videoland Western Movie Channel.

CTBA announces two NT rosters for Jones Cup

CTBA announced two national team rosters today. While there’s not any surprise in the player rosters, Dacin head coach Liu Jia-fa is named for NT head coach for the first time.

Liu Jia-fa, 35, will lead Chinese Taipei White team, comprised of players from Yulon, Dacin and bank of Taiwan, in the 26th Jones Cup. He will also be named as the head coach for U-20 NT, which will participate in the Asian U-20 Championship in Tehran, Iran in the summer.

Chinese Taipei Blue team will be coached by SINA head coach Hu Tsai-lin. The team is consisted of players from SINA, Mars, Taiwan Beer and Jutai Tech.

There will be 10 teams in the Jones Cup men’s competition this year, including two host teams and teams from Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Germany, Canada, Russia and Qatar.

As far as I know, Japan will send its U-24 NT to Taiwan, while Perth Wildcats from Australia’s NBL is invited to come. Qatar will send its NT.

Rosters

Chinese Taipei Blue Team
F – Huang Chun-hsiung(SINA), Lee Chi-yi(Mars), Lin Ch-jay(Taiwan Beer), Yang Che-yi(Mars), Wu Chih-yuan(Taiwan Beer)
G – Chou Jun-san(SINA), Chen Huei(Mars), Chen Shi-nian(Taiwan Beer), Lo Shin-liang(SINA), Yang Yu-min(Jutai)
C- Liu Yi-hsiang(SINA), Wu Dai-hao(Jutai)
Head coach – Hu Tsai-lin(SINA)
Assistant – Chou Hai-jung(Mars)

Chinese Taipei White Team
F – Chen Hsin-an(Yulon), Tien Lei(Dacin), Lee Fong-yong(Dacin), Yang Chin-ming(Bank of Taiwan), Ju Yong-hong(Bank of Taiwan)
G – Hsu Hao-cheng(Bank of Taiwan), Lee Chih-ming(Yulon), Huang Chih-chun(Dacin), Chou Shih-yuan(Yulon), Chang Chi-feng(Dacin)
C – Wu Chih-yuan(Yulon), Tsun Wen-din(Yulon)
Head coach – Liu Jia-fa(Dacin)
Assistant – Wei Chen-ming(Bank of Taiwan)

Notable players who are not selected are Chen Chih-chun and Yen Shin-shu, both of whom used to be a national team starting PG. Chen Chih-chun, who had an ankle surgery and will miss the action for a while, and Yen Shin-shu, who opted to go in the show business as an entertainer.

Jones Cup will be held after one year absence

The 26th William Jones Cup will be held in Taipei from July 18-August 1 with a total of 15 men’s and women’s teams participating, announced CTBA.

The annual international tournament was cancelled last year because of the SARS outbreak in Asia. Now it’s back. And Taiwanese basketball fans couldn’t be happier.

Women’s tournament (July 18-22) will lead the way for this year’s tournament. Japan, South Korea, Canada will be joined by two host teams – Chinese Taipei Blue and White teams.

The exact participating teams are expected to be announced on Saturday by CTBA. University of Regina will represent Canada.

Men’s competition will be held from July 24th to August 1st. In addition to two host teams (also Chinese Taipei Blue and White teams), teams from Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Qatar, Germany, Australia, Canada and Russia will enter the tourney.

From what I heard, Japan will send its U-24 NT to Taiwan, while South Korea will send the military team Sanmu, which represents South Korea in the Jone Cup for the third time. Perth Wildcats of Australia’s pro league NBL is invited, as well as club teams from Germany and Russia. Qatar, Philippines are both expected to send their NT.