Strong Group Athletics at the 2024 Jones Cup

The Strong Group Athletics is representing the Philippines at the 43rd William Jones Cup in Taiwan.

The Charles Tiu-mentored squad formed a team composed of Filipino imports and collegiate standouts, along with a former PBA import and Fil-Am players as the country aims to reclaim the Jones Cup title.

Lineup

Joining Strong Group Athletics are Kiefer Ravena, Chris McCullough, Rhenz Abando, RJ Abarrientos, Ange Kouame, Jordan Heading, Caelan Tiongson, DJ Fenner, Tajuan Agee, Jonathan Manalili, Tony Ynot, Allen Liwag, Dave Ildefonso, and Geo Chiu.

Schedule and results

The Philippines' campaign commenced on Saturday.

Here is the schedule of the team's games.

• Strong Group Athletics vs UAE: Strong Group wins, 104-79
• Strong Group Athletics vs Australia: Strong Group wins, 91-69
• Strong Group Athletics vs Ukraine: Strong Group wins, 82-74
• Strong Group Athletics vs Malaysia: Strong Group wins, 89-54
• Strong Group Athletics vs USA: Strong Group wins, 112-90
• Strong Group Athletics vs Japan: Strong Group wins, 92-79
• Strong Group Athletics vs Chinese Taipei B: Strong Group wins, 96-70

This page will be updated once results come in.

The Philippines already has six titles in the tourney, with the last one in 2019 with Mighty Sports.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News