William Jones Cup : 2 (2016, 2019)
23-609: Mighty Sports (sometimes referred to as Mighty Sports - Go For Gold for sponsorship reasons) is a basketball team based in the Philippines playing in various domestic tournaments. The team won four championships in the Republica Cup in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The team represented the Philippines when they participated in the 2016 William Jones Cup in Taiwan , their first international tournament which they won with
46-646: A partnership with the Bulacan Kuyas of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) in the 2018 MPBL Datu Cup as the team's corporate sponsor. In 2023, Mighty Sport sponsored Strong Group Realty's team which entered the 2023 Dubai International Basketball Championship. The sportswear manufacturing company behind Mighty Sports adopted its logo in July 2019 which is also used by its sports teams. It consist of an "M" with
69-1125: A promotional partnership agreement with Go For Gold to promote the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup , which was hosted in China, and in the Philippines. Notes 2019 William Jones Cup Annual basketball tournament 2019 William Jones Cup Tournament information Dates M: 12–21 July 2019 W: 24–28 July 2019 Host(s) [REDACTED] Taiwan Venue(s) 3 Teams M: 9 W: 6 Website jonescup .meetagile .com Final positions Champions M: [REDACTED] Mighty Sports (2nd title, 6th title for country) W: [REDACTED] Mitsubishi Electric Koalas 1st runners-up M: [REDACTED] South Korea W: [REDACTED] New Zealand 2nd runners-up M: [REDACTED] Japan W: [REDACTED] Republic of China White ← 2018 2023 → The 2019 William Jones Cup
92-822: A sweep bearing a record of 8–0. They have competed in the Dubai International Basketball Championship participating in the 2017, 2019, 2020 editions. They became the first team based outside the Middle East to win the Dubai tournament in the 2020 edition. The squad was also the Philippine representative in the 2019 William Jones Cup . Mighty Sports is the athletic arm of sportswear manufacturing company Mighty Sports Apparel and Accessories, Inc . Mighty Sports became first known to basketball fans in minor basketball leagues such as
115-550: A three-pronged crown. The following is the 12-man roster of the Mighty Sports-Go for Gold for the 2020 Dubai International Basketball Championship . The following is the 12-man roster of the Mighty Sports-Go for Gold for the 2019 William Jones Cup . The following was the 14-man roster of the PH-Mighty Sports for the 2017 Dubai International Basketball Tournament. The following was the 14-man roster of
138-18044: Is the 41st staging of William Jones Cup, an international basketball tournament held in Changhua , and New Taipei City , Taiwan . The men's tournament was held from 12 to 21 July 2019 while the women's tournament will be contested from 24 to 28 July 2019. Men's tournament [ edit ] Participating teams [ edit ] [REDACTED] UBC Thunderbirds [REDACTED] Indonesia [REDACTED] Iran U23 [REDACTED] Jordan [REDACTED] Japan [REDACTED] South Korea [REDACTED] Mighty Sports [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] Republic of China White Team standings [ edit ] Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie [REDACTED] Mighty Sports 8 8 0 759 585 +174 16 [REDACTED] South Korea 8 7 1 671 571 +100 15 [REDACTED] Japan 8 6 2 606 565 +41 14 [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue 8 5 3 676 635 +41 13 [REDACTED] Iran U23 8 4 4 615 604 +11 12 [REDACTED] Jordan 8 2 6 599 605 −6 10 1–0 [REDACTED] Republic of China White 8 2 6 593 631 −38 10 0–1 [REDACTED] Indonesia 8 1 7 499 734 −235 9 1–0 [REDACTED] UBC Thunderbirds 8 1 7 641 729 −88 9 0–1 Games [ edit ] Day 1 [ edit ] 12 July 13:00 Report Republic of China White [REDACTED] 92 –84 (OT) [REDACTED] UBC Thunderbirds Scoring by quarter: 21– 27 , 21 –16, 15– 16 , 22 –19, Overtime : 14 –6 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 14 July 15:00 Report Mighty Sports [REDACTED] 98 –72 [REDACTED] Iran U23 Scoring by quarter: 21 –12, 25 –21, 32 –18, 20– 21 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 12 July 17:00 Report South Korea [REDACTED] 69 –64 [REDACTED] Jordan Scoring by quarter: 20 –17, 13– 17 , 22– 24 , 14 –6 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 12 July 19:30 Report Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] 75– 77 [REDACTED] Japan Scoring by quarter: 16– 19 , 14– 24 , 26 –16, 19 –18 Changhua Stadium, Changhua Day 2 [ edit ] 13 July 13:00 Report Jordan [REDACTED] 74– 90 [REDACTED] Mighty Sports Scoring by quarter: 16– 21 , 13– 23 , 15– 24 , 30 –22 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 13 July 15:00 Report Indonesia [REDACTED] 80 –70 [REDACTED] UBC Thunderbirds Scoring by quarter: 10– 12 , 19– 21 , 23– 25 , 28 –12 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 13 July 17:00 Report Republic of China White [REDACTED] 60– 66 [REDACTED] South Korea Scoring by quarter: 13– 21 , 12 –11, 19– 21 , 16 –13 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 13 July 19:00 Report [REDACTED] Iran U23 88– 91 (OT) [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue Scoring by quarter: 15– 28 , 21 –20, 22 –12, 20 –18, Overtime : 10– 13 Changhua Stadium, Changhua Day 3 [ edit ] 14 July 13:00 Report Indonesia [REDACTED] 51– 79 [REDACTED] Jordan Scoring by quarter: 21 –12, 10– 18 , 14– 23 , 6– 26 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 14 July 15:00 Report Mighty Sports [REDACTED] 94 –59 [REDACTED] Japan Scoring by quarter: 22 –17, 16 –9, 31 –23, 25 –10 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 14 July 17:00 Report Iran U23 [REDACTED] 79– 83 [REDACTED] South Korea Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 11– 28 , 29 –25, 21 –13 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 14 July 19:00 Report UBC Thunderbirds [REDACTED] 99– 102 (OT) [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 19 –14, 23–23, 21– 26 , Overtime : 11– 14 Changhua Stadium, Changhua Day 4 [ edit ] 15 July 13:00 Report South Korea [REDACTED] 117 –55 [REDACTED] Indonesia Scoring by quarter: 30 –15, 27 –19, 36 –5, 24 –16 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 15 July 15:00 Report Mighty Sports [REDACTED] 116 –87 [REDACTED] UBC Thunderbirds Scoring by quarter: 26– 27 , 39 –9, 33 –22, 18– 29 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 15 July 17:00 Report Japan [REDACTED] 72 –63 [REDACTED] Jordan Scoring by quarter: 19 –15, 16– 23 , 17– 18 , 20 –7 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 15 July 19:00 Report Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] 87 –77 [REDACTED] Republic of China White Scoring by quarter: 17– 25 , 29 –17, 31 –15, 10– 20 Changhua Stadium, Changhua Day 5 [ edit ] 16 July 13:00 Report UBC Thunderbirds [REDACTED] 61– 72 [REDACTED] Iran Scoring by quarter: 9– 20 , 29 –19, 13– 17 , 10– 16 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 16 July 15:00 Report Japan [REDACTED] 88 –61 [REDACTED] Indonesia Scoring by quarter: 14– 19 , 25 –17, 24 –12, 25 –13 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 16 July 17:00 Report South Korea [REDACTED] 82– 89 [REDACTED] Mighty Sports Scoring by quarter: 21– 23 , 17– 28 , 28 –9, 16– 29 Changhua Stadium, Changhua 16 July 19:00 Report Jordan [REDACTED] 93 –69 [REDACTED] Republic of China White Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 22 –14, 24 –19, 29 –18 Changhua Stadium, Changhua Day 6 [ edit ] 18 July 13:00 Report Jordan [REDACTED] 77– 82 [REDACTED] Iran U23 Scoring by quarter: 13– 17 , 24 –21, 20– 21 , 20– 23 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 18 July 15:00 Report UBC Thunderbirds [REDACTED] 79– 101 [REDACTED] South Korea Scoring by quarter: 19– 24 , 23– 25 , 15– 26 , 22– 26 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 18 July 17:00 Report Japan [REDACTED] 68 –60 [REDACTED] Republic of China White Scoring by quarter: 17 –15, 16– 19 , 13–13, 22 –13 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 18 July 19:00 Report Indonesia [REDACTED] 57– 94 [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue Scoring by quarter: 14– 26 , 11– 29 , 15– 27 , 17 –12 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Day 7 [ edit ] 19 July 13:00 Rep7ort Republic of China White [REDACTED] 67– 76 [REDACTED] Iran U23 Scoring by quarter: 15– 26 , 17– 19 , 16– 18 , 19 –13 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 19 July 15:00 Report Indonesia [REDACTED] 66– 94 [REDACTED] Mighty Sports Scoring by quarter: 13– 27 , 17– 18 , 13– 26 , 23–23 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 19 July 17:00 Report Japan [REDACTED] 81– 83 [REDACTED] South Korea Scoring by quarter: 19 –16, 12– 27 , 24 –23, 26 –17 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 19 July 19:00 Report Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] 89 –70 [REDACTED] Jordan Scoring by quarter: 20 –16, 26 –18, 21 –16, 22 –20 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Day 8 [ edit ] 20 July 13:00 Report Republic of China White [REDACTED] 97 –76 [REDACTED] Indonesia Scoring by quarter: 18– 21 , 17– 25 , 34 –15, 28 –15 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 20 July 15:00 Report Jordan [REDACTED] 79– 83 [REDACTED] UBC Thunderbirds Scoring by quarter: 22 –11, 18– 33 , 19 –13, 20– 26 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 20 July 17:00 Report Iran U23 [REDACTED] 51– 74 [REDACTED] Japan Scoring by quarter: 4– 9 , 15– 18 , 15– 21 , 17– 26 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 20 July 19:00 Report Mighty Sports [REDACTED] 97 –74 [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue Scoring by quarter: 24 –14, 26 –18, 22 –17, 25–25 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Day 9 [ edit ] 21 July 13:00 Report Indonesia [REDACTED] 53– 95 [REDACTED] Iran U23 Scoring by quarter: 11– 26 , 8– 22 , 18– 25 , 16– 22 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 21 July 15:00 Report Japan [REDACTED] 87 –78 [REDACTED] UBC Thunderbirds Scoring by quarter: 14– 25 , 22 –14, 26 –19, 25 –20 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 21 July 17:00 Report Mighty Sports [REDACTED] 81 –71 [REDACTED] Republic of China White Scoring by quarter: 15– 16 , 25 –16, 19– 23 , 22 –16 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 21 July 19:00 Report Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] 64– 70 [REDACTED] South Korea Scoring by quarter: 21 –20, 8– 18 , 21 –19, 14 –13 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Women's tournament [ edit ] Participating teams [ edit ] [REDACTED] Mitsubishi Electric Koalas [REDACTED] Korea National Bank KB Stars [REDACTED] New Zealand [REDACTED] Philippines [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] Republic of China White Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts [REDACTED] Mitsubishi Electric Koalas 5 5 0 436 346 +90 10 [REDACTED] New Zealand 5 4 1 425 374 +51 9 [REDACTED] Republic of China White 5 2 3 371 378 −7 7 1–1, +22 [REDACTED] Korea National Bank KB Stars 5 2 3 363 375 −12 7 1–1, -4 [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue 5 2 3 381 417 −36 7 1–1, -18 [REDACTED] Philippines 5 0 5 408 474 −66 5 Games [ edit ] Day 1 [ edit ] 24 July 14:00 Report Philippines [REDACTED] 72– 106 [REDACTED] New Zealand Scoring by quarter: 14– 25 , 25– 34 , 17– 22 , 16– 25 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 24 July 16:00 Report South Korea [REDACTED] 58 –54 [REDACTED] Republic of China White Scoring by quarter: 11–11, 16–16, 17 –15, 14 –12 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 24 July 18:00 Report Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] 67– 75 [REDACTED] Mitsubishi Electric Koalas Scoring by quarter: 12– 15 , 13– 24 , 21 –16, 21 –20 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Day 2 [ edit ] 25 July 14:00 Report New Zealand [REDACTED] 73 –61 [REDACTED] South Korea Scoring by quarter: 23 –15, 22 –16, 19 –15, 9– 15 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 25 July 16:00 Report Mitsubishi Electric Koalas [REDACTED] 85 –82 [REDACTED] Philippines Scoring by quarter: 25 –13, 21 –20, 23– 26 , 16– 23 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 25 July 18:00 Report Republic of China White [REDACTED] 85 –59 [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue Scoring by quarter: 28 –15, 19 –6, 18 –17, 20– 21 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Day 3 [ edit ] 26 July 14:00 Report Mitsubishi Electric Koalas [REDACTED] 80 –72 [REDACTED] South Korea Scoring by quarter: 19– 25 , 15– 17 , 15 –13, 31 –17 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 26 July 16:00 Report New Zealand [REDACTED] 97 –78 [REDACTED] Republic of China White Scoring by quarter: 26 –23, 14– 16 , 33 –20, 24 –19 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 26 July 18:00 Report Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] 99 –91 (OT) [REDACTED] Philippines Scoring by quarter: 25– 27 , 18 –14, 20– 26 , 19 –15, Overtime : 17 –9 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Day 4 [ edit ] 27 July 14:00 Report Republic of China White [REDACTED] 62– 81 [REDACTED] Mitsubishi Electric Koalas Scoring by quarter: 18– 22 , 11– 18 , 18– 20 , 15– 21 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 27 July 16:00 Report South Korea [REDACTED] 92 –80 [REDACTED] Philippines Scoring by quarter: 28 –20, 23 –15, 15– 24 , 26 –21 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 27 July 18:00 Report New Zealand [REDACTED] 86 –68 [REDACTED] Republic of China Blue Scoring by quarter: 31 –19, 18 –13, 16 –15, 21–21 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Day 5 [ edit ] 28 July 14:00 Report Philippines [REDACTED] 83– 92 [REDACTED] Republic of China White Scoring by quarter: 17– 30 , 29 –23, 12– 15 , 25 –24 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 28 July 16:00 Report Mitsubishi Electric Koalas [REDACTED] 95 –63 [REDACTED] New Zealand Scoring by quarter: 30 –14, 21 –11, 28 –17, 16– 21 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City 28 July 18:00 Report Republic of China Blue [REDACTED] 88 –80 (OT2) [REDACTED] South Korea Scoring by quarter: 14– 16 , 19 –12, 19 –18, 15– 21 , Overtime : 7–7, 14 –6 Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City References [ edit ] ^ "Untitled" . Twitter . UBC Thunderbirds. 11 July 2019 . Retrieved 14 July 2019 . @ubctbirds's first game at
161-561: The Go for Gold Philippines UCI Continental road cycling team . Go For Gold Philippines has supported athletes in other sports such as triathlon , sepak takraw , dragonboat , and skateboarding . Go For Gold Philippines began with cycling. In 2016, Powerball Marketing and Logistics Corp. decided to form a cycling team under the Go For Gold name. Since then, Go For Gold has branched out to support other sports. In 2019, FIBA made
184-824: The 2019 William Jones Cup in Taiwan going on right now ^ "第41屆威廉瓊斯盃7月12日彰化開幕 門票6月24日中午起開賣" [The opening ceremony of the 41st William Jones Cup will be held on July 12th, Changhua County Gymnasium will start selling tickets at noon on June 24th.] (in Chinese). Chinese Taipei Basketball Association. 13 June 2019 . Retrieved 24 June 2019 . ^ "Mighty Sports-PH blows out Iran U23 to open Jones Cup campaign" . 12 July 2019. ^ Marquez, CJ. "Returning Mighty Sports PH hopes to repeat success in Jones Cup" . CNN Philippines . CNN Philippines. Archived from
207-590: The PH-Mighty Sports for the 2016 Merlion Cup . The following was the 14-man roster of the Philippine Mighty Sports for the 2016 William Jones Cup . Strong Group Athletics Go For Gold (sports program) Go For Gold Philippines is a sports foundation and sponsorship program of the Powerball Marketing and Logistics Corp., supporting Filipino athletes and teams competing in various sports . It organizes
230-934: The Republica Cup (an invitational basketball tournament held in Malolos , Bulacan as part of the commemoration of the First Philippine Republic , known as the Malolos Convention). It also sponsored the Adamson Falcons men's basketball team and the Bulacan State University Golden Gears men's basketball team in the Filsports Basketball Association , and the Philippine Dragon Boat Team. In 2014,
253-529: The US team Sacramento State Hornets . They beat Japan on their fourth by a blowout of 21 points. They faced the India national team on their fifth match and won by a 20 points margin to remain the only unbeaten team as of the 6th day of the tournament. They cemented the tournament's title by beating Iran on their 6th match. Mighty Sports continued their winning streak by beating Egypt in their seventh match and swept
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#1732793045992276-543: The entire competition beating Taiwanese Team B. Mighty Sports once again represented the Philippines in the 2019 William Jones Cup from July 12 to 21 in Chinese-Taipei. Charles Tiu returned to lead the coaching staff and his mentor, former Gilas Pilipinas head coach, Rajko Toroman was the lead assistant. It was also announced that Jeremiah Gray , Roosevelt Adams , Aaron Black , 2019 MPBL Datu Cup MVP Gab Banal , Jason Brickman and Joseph Yeo would suit up for
299-438: The final. Mighty Sports player Renaldo Balkman was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. For the 2023 Dubai International Basketball Championship, Mighty Sport itself would not be returning. Instead Strong Group Realty of Jacob Lao, which Mighty and Acto City sponsored, competed in their stead. Strong Group, also coached by Charles Tiu, failed to repeat Mighty's feat, and finished as quarterfinalists. Mighty Sports had
322-582: The finals and faced Shanghai Sharks in which they suffered a defeat, placing them in second after Jimmer Fredette scored three freethrows with no time left on the clock. Mighty Sports joined the 2017 Dubai International Basketball Championship with only a couple of weeks to prepare. The tournament took place from February 18 to 25, 2017. Mighty Sports was led by NBA veterans Hasheem Thabeet , Dominic McGuire , Justin Brownlee and naturalized player Marcus Douthit . Chris Tiu and center Beau Belga bannered
345-653: The finals game, 85–82. In addition, Bright Akhuetie was named as the Tournament MVP. In March 2016, the team joined the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League . Historically, this is the first entry into a major basketball league. Ravena, a 2016 PBA draft prospect, together with Ty Tang , who came out of retirement in the Philippine Basketball Association , and import Bright Akhuetie are some of
368-483: The last 6 seconds of the game, failed. The day after, they also lost in a close game to Lebanese powerhouse Sagesse 95–92. The team managed to beat Ball Above All with a score of 94–80 to end their stint in the tournament with a single win. Mighty Sports participated in the Dubai tournament in February 2019 with SMDC, Oriental Group, Healthcube and Go for Gold as the team's main sponsors. For their 2019 Dubai stint,
391-475: The lineup. Mighty Sports finished third winning over the Homenetmen Lebanon in the third-place play off. They only lost once, to Lebanese club Al Riyadi in the semifinal. Mighty Sports made their third appearance at the Dubai International Basketball Championship in 2020. They became the first team based outside the Middle East to win the tournament when they won 92–81 over Al Riyadi Beirut in
414-533: The local cast along with other PBA veterans JC Intal, Gary David , Ryan Araña and two-time PBA MVP Willie Miller who were added in the team's lineup. Amateur standouts Kiefer Ravena , Jeron Teng and Jett Manuel were also added in the team's roster. Due to the lack of cohesion and team chemistry, they lost to host team Al Ahli, 83-75 in the opening day. In their second game, they lost to the Egypt national basketball team , 84–82, after Ravena's three point attempt, in
437-608: The opening day of Champion's Cup on March 6, 2016. Ravena led the team's campaign with 16 points. The team represented the Philippines in the 2016 William Jones Cup , with 7 foreign reinforcements leading the team, in lieu of the Gilas Cadets who were not available for playing. They beat team A of host nation Taiwan , who were fielding a second team, on their opening match. They then beat the South Korea national team on their second match. They won their third match against
460-515: The players who retained in the team's line-up for the Champion's Cup. Mighty Sports also appointed Bo Perasol as team consultant, Mike Fermin as head coach and Charles Tiu as assistant coach of the team, which is one of the two new teams that competed in the 2016 PCBL Chairman's Cup , alongside SCTEX Road Warriors. On its first game, Mighty Sports completes an upset victory against Founder's Cup champion Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants , 79–70 in
483-666: The team hired the services of former NBA two-time champion Lamar Odom , Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee , and Chinese Basketball Association import Randolph Morris . Notable local signings include former Ginebra guard Jett Manuel, University of the Philippines playmaker Juan Gomez de Liano, Gabriel Banal, Joseph Yeo , La Salle forward Santi Santillan, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde high flyer Justin Gutang and Mono Vampire guard Jason Brickman . The team also signed Fil-Am prospects Jeremiah Gray and Roosevelt Adams followed by National University big man Troy Rike to complete
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#1732793045992506-457: The team, led by former PBA player Kenneth Duremdes and Kris Rosales , bagged the second Republica Cup title, after winning the finals game against Malolos Republica, 86–84. One year later, the team did not make it to the finals after losing the semifinals match against AMA University. On February 4, 2016, Mighty Sports, now-led by former UAAP MVP Kiefer Ravena , successfully reclaimed the Republica Cup championship, beating Hobe Mackway Travel in
529-655: The team. Mighty Sports captured their second Jones Cup title after defeating Taiwan-A, 83-76 for a 7–0 record. They then swept the competition after with an 8–0 record. Singapore's Merlion Cup Tournament was revived in 2016 and the Mighty Sports were invited as the Philippines' representative. They beat the Seoul Samsung Thunders on their opening match. They advanced into the semifinals round after beating Westports Malaysia Dragons , and eventually won against Singapore Slingers . They advanced in
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