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29-883: It was named in honor of basketball promoter Renato William Jones , who was one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) . Like the Olympics and the FIBA Basketball World Cup , it has both men's and women's versions. Despite lacking the prestige of the Olympic tournament and the FIBA World Championship, it is a tournament that draws global interest. Like the FIBA Stanovic Continental Champions Cup,

58-601: A British basketball player, coach, or other figure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Intercontinental Cup William Jones The FIBA Intercontinental Cup , previously known to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs and the FIBA Club World Cup , is an annual professional basketball club competition organized by FIBA . The competition features the champions of each region's continental champion, as well as one representative from

87-542: A ruling during a game. However, his power over international basketball was such that the technician complied. The World Cup for Champion Clubs, FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones , and the annual international basketball tournament, the William Jones Cup , held in Taipei , Taiwan , were named after him, in honour to his contribution to the world of basketball. This biographical article relating to

116-779: A single-game final format between two teams, that determined the official club world champions. Those two teams were the champions of Europe's most prestigious competition , the EuroLeague , and the champions of Latin America's premier competition , the FIBA Americas League . For the 2016 edition and 2017 edition , the champions of the FIBA Americas League played against the champions of FIBA Europe 's main club competition (now second-tier), FIBA Europe Cup ( 2016 ) and FIBA Europe's new top competition,

145-698: A three-year deal partnership with Sport Singapore to hold the competition in the Singapore Sports Hub for three years in a row (until 2025). This makes it the first time in the Intercontinental Cup's history that the event will be held in Asia. Additionally, the tournament was expanded to six teams as an Asian representative was added. For the 2023 edition a team from the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)

174-579: Is referred to as "Republic of China" by the organizers. The tournament has not been held from 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan . The tournament was conceived in 1977 as a tribute to Englishman Renato William Jones , who was FIBA secretary-general for 44 years and was instrumental in the granting of zone commission status for Asia at the 1964 FIBA World Congress in Tokyo. Jones also attended

203-770: The 1965 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Test in São Paulo , Brazil , in 1965. The game was played by the defending champions of the South American Club Championship , S.C. Corinthians Paulista , and the defending champions of the FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague ), Real Madrid . It was held at the Ginásio Poliesportivo Parque São Jorge . Corinthians won the game 118 to 109, with Wlamir Marques of S.C. Corinthians scoring 40 points in

232-648: The 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final . The United States appeared to have defeated the Soviet Union 50–49 for an unprecedented eighth straight gold medal. However, Jones came out of the stands and ordered the time clock technician to put three seconds back on the game clock. The ruling allowed the Soviet team to score a final basket and win 51-50. He was controversially quoted later as saying "The Americans have to learn how to lose, even when they think they are right." Jones later conceded that he had no authority to make

261-736: The Asian Basketball Championships in 1963 , which was held in Taipei. The invitational tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association was made following the admission of the People's Republic of China as a regular member of the ABC in 1975. The William Jones Cup has been cancelled in three separate occasions; in 1989 when the main venue was affected by fire, in 2003 due to

290-560: The Basketball Champions League ( 2017 ), as EuroLeague clubs were no longer allowed to participate by FIBA due to its dispute with Euroleague Basketball . For the 2019 edition of the tournament, FIBA expanded the competition to include the NBA G League 's champions and a tournament host club. Thus, the tournament format was also changed to a final four format involving four teams. Real Madrid from Spain holds

319-591: The Basketball Champions League (BCL). The champions of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the Basketball Champions League Asia and National Basketball League (NBL) also receive a place in the tournament. The FIBA Intercontinental Cup competition was originally organized between the years 1966 and 1987. The tournament had its origins with a friendly test game in São Paulo , Brazil , in 1965. The test game

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348-526: The Brazilian national basketball team , and the NABL All-Stars Team, which participated in the place of Team USA . Although this tournament is not a part of the actual Club World Cup, it is still listed in the event's history as a special version of the tournament and counts as one of the editions, while the actual club competition was on hiatus between the years of 1970 and 1973. In 2016,

377-693: The Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA) in 1932 and served as the first Secretary-General from 1932 until 1976. From 1932 he was eager to convince the IOC that an Olympic tournament should be organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games . After the International Handball Federation (IAHF) renounced on its responsibility for basketball in 1934, FIBA was accepted as autonomous body by IOC and

406-622: The NBA G League 's champions, and also a tournament host club. The tournament was also reconfigured into a final four format. FIBA has also considered plans to expand the tournament at some point in the future, with plans to add the champion teams from the FIBA AfroLeague , the FIBA Asia Champions Cup , the Australian NBL , and possibly the NBA . In the 2022 tournament, the league expanded to include

435-438: The NBA G League . Historically, its purpose has been to gather the premier basketball clubs from each of the world's geographical zones, and to officially decide the best basketball club of the world, which is officially crowned as the world club champion. The World Cup for Clubs has been contended mainly by the champions of the continents and/or world geographical regions that are of the highest basketball levels. Instead of

464-619: The National Basketball Association (NBA) champions, which is widely considered the most prestigious basketball league in the world, the North American spot is usually allocated to the champions of the NBA's developmental league, the G League . In place of the EuroLeague , which has long been considered Europe's most prestigious club competition , FIBA Europe sends the champions of their main club competition,

493-566: The SARS outbreak , and in 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Renato William Jones Renato William Jones (5 October 1906 – 22 April 1981), also known as R. William , or simply William Jones , was a British basketball executive and popularizer of basketball in Europe and in Asia . He held an honorary doctorate from Springfield College. Jones was one of the founding fathers of

522-779: The Berlin tourney could be held under Jones' supervision. Later, he was made secretary general of the International Council of Sport and Physical Education in 1958. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. He was also made a patron of the Amateur Basketball Association of England in 1973. Jones is widely known for his controversial actions at

551-771: The Renato Williams Jones Cup serves as a preparation for major tournaments, such as the Olympic Basketball Tournament, the FIBA World Cup, and the continental tournaments. Also, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves and promotes basketball in the world. The men's version is currently being dominated by American teams since the tournament's inaugural staging while the women's version is being jointly dominated by South Korean , American and Taiwanese teams. It also invites professional club, collegiate and national teams from around

580-559: The competition adopted the name FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones , to honour the secretary general of FIBA , William Jones . FIBA tried to rebirth the competition in 1996, by reorganizing the Intercontinental Cup into a best-of-three playoff tournament between the winners of the Euroleague and the winners of the FIBA South American League (the champions of South America). After that tournament, however,

609-467: The competition was not held until the 2013 edition . In August 2013, an agreement reached between Euroleague Basketball Company , FIBA Americas , and FIBA World , allowed for the World Cup for Champion Clubs to be relaunched, and to be played between the Euroleague champion and the FIBA Americas League champion. The FIBA Intercontinental Cup unofficially began with the friendly competition of

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638-594: The game. Due to the test tournament's great success (attendance for the game was 10,000), the FIBA Intercontinental Cup was made an official annual tournament by FIBA . The first official FIBA Intercontinental Cup tournament was then held the following year . In 1972, FIBA held a 4 team tournament, featuring the Soviet Union national basketball team , the Polish national basketball team ,

667-482: The player that is deemed the most important to his team during the Intercontinental Cup. The first MVP award was given to Walt Szczerbiak Sr. of Real Madrid after he guided them to the 1977 title. The last winner is Dylan Osetkowski of Unicaja in 2024. All four games are streamed through FIBA 's YouTube channel for free in the USA and the unsold markets with highlights available in all territories. The tournament

696-469: The record for most victories, with a total of five titles. Wlamir Marques holds the record for most points scored in a single game, when he scored 51 points in the 1965 test tournament. Dražen Petrović was top scorer of the tournament three times, a record. The players' nationalities in the following table are shown by national team . After each tournament, FIBA awards the Most valuable player award to

725-644: The tournament again changed format, with the EuroLeague champions no longer being allowed to compete in the tournament due to the EuroLeague's dispute with FIBA . In place of the EuroLeague champions, FIBA Europe began to send the champions of their club competition, originally the FIBA Europe Cup and later the FIBA Champions League , instead. For the 2019 tournament , FIBA increased the competition's number of teams to four, by adding

754-472: The winner of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). From the 2023 tournament, the winners of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup will also be included in the tournament. In March 2023, the tournament format received an overhaul. The event was changed from February to September so that it adapts more efficiently to the domestic and continental leagues' calendar and the schedule of international players, and to better accommodate participating clubs. FIBA also signed

783-570: The world, although the participants are mainly from the Asian , European , Egyptian and North American regions. In both tournaments, each country can only be represented by one team, which could be its national team, youth team, club team, or an all-star selection, except for the hosts Taiwan, which could opt to have two teams. Since the tournament is not sanctioned by FIBA, the Taiwanese national team which usually competes as " Chinese Taipei "

812-455: Was chosen by FIBA to participate. The 2024 season will feature a team from Oceania for the first time, as the winners of Australia and New Zealand's National Basketball League (NBL) earn direct qualification. The Tasmania JackJumpers are the first representative in tournament history. From the 2013 edition of the tournament through to the 2015 edition , the competition was played in either an aggregate score two-legged series, or in

841-692: Was contested by the winners of the South American Championship of Champions Clubs , the Brazilian club S.C. Corinthians Paulista , and the FIBA European Champions Cup (now the EuroLeague ) champions, the Spanish club Real Madrid . S.C. Corinthians Paulista won the test game, by a score of 118 to 109. After the success of the test tournament, the first official tournament took place in the year 1966. In 1973,

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