Smart Gilas Wins against Iran in Jones Cup 2011

Philippine Basketball Team wins its first game in the Jones Cup 2011 against Asian powerhouse, Iran. After all the media hype given to the losing Philippine Football Team Azkals, basketball regains its lost ground to make news once again.

I know the Jones Cup 2011 is just another tune-up tournament for the Philippine basketball team but it is also an avenue where our players can test their skills against Asian teams which they would be playing against en route to the Olympics.

Here is a YouTube video of the game:




The schedule for the res of the Jones Cup tournament is below:

August 6

Jordan vs UAE (13:00)
South Korea vs Malaysia (15:00)
Smart Gilas Philippines vs Iran (17:00)
Opening Ceremony (19:00)
Japan vs Taiwan (19:30)

August 7

Malaysia vs Jordan (13:00)
South Korea vs UAE (15:00)
Japan vs Iran (17:00)
Smart Gilas Philippines vs Taiwan (19:00)

August 8

UAE vs Japan (13:00)
Smart Gilas Philippines vs Jordan (15:00)
South Korea vs Iran (17:00)
Taiwan vs Malaysia (19:00)

August 9

Iran vs UAE (13:00)
Smart Gilas Philippines vs Malaysia (15:00)
Japan vs South Korea (17:00)
Jordan vs Taiwan (19:00)

August 10

Iran vs Malaysia (13:00)
Jordan vs Japan (15:00)
Smart Gilas Philippines vs South Korea (17:00)
Taiwan vs UAE (19:00)

August 11

Japan vs Malaysia (13:00)
Smart Gilas Philippines vs UAE (15:00)
South Korea vs Jordan (17:00)
Taiwan vs Iran (19:00)

August 12

UAE vs Malaysia (13:00)
Iran vs Jordan (15:00)
Smart Gilas Philippines vs Japan (17:00)
Taiwan vs South Korea (19:00)

August 13

#7 vs #6 (15:00)
#4 vs #1 – Semifinals (17:00)
#2 vs #3 – Semifinals (19:00)

August 14

#7/#6 vs #5 (15:00)
Third Place Game (17:00)
Championship Game (19:00)
Closing Ceremony

The William Jones Cup 2011 will have a single round robin scheme and a playoff round added to determine the winner of the tourney. All games will be played at Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City and sanctioned by FIBA-Asia.