{"id":3394,"date":"2025-07-12T11:04:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2025-07-12T11:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:04:26","slug":"strong-group-philippines-starts-william-jones-cup-title-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/strong-group-philippines-starts-william-jones-cup-title-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Group-Philippines starts William Jones Cup title defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pinoystep.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/jason-brickman-decided-to-join-pba-draft-but-wants-to-help-abra-in-mpbl\/\">Strong Group-Philippines<\/a> begins its title defense in the 43rd William Jones Cup on Sunday\u2014and it\u2019s diving straight into the fire.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning champions will face a retooled Chinese-Taipei Blue squad in the main game of Day 2 at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Tip-off is scheduled at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Just a year ago, Strong Group had to dig deep into overtime to edge out Chinese-Taipei\u2019s A Team, 83-79.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese-Taipei Blue will be led by a pair of NCAA Division I talents\u20146-foot-5 Robert Hinton of Harvard Westlake and 6-foot-5 Adam Hinton of Cornell.<\/p>\n<p>Bolstering the home team\u2019s frontline is a new import: 6-foot-9 forward Joof Alasan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wish we had an extra game to prepare for them,\u201d admitted Strong Group head coach Charles Tiu, whose team is supported by Bet88 and United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. \u201cThey\u2019ve already had a bit of a warm-up game, but we\u2019ve been following them closely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tiu knows that this Chinese-Taipei squad has significantly improved, especially after its recent showing against Gilas Pilipinas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw how they played Gilas\u2014they\u2019ve really improved so much. And they have the homecourt advantage, which is definitely a factor,\u201d he added. \u201cTheir core has been solid and playing together for over a year. I expect this to be a much tougher game than last year because they\u2019re just better now, plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenge ahead, Strong Group is bringing back a familiar and formidable core.<\/p>\n<p>Suiting up once again are Rhenz Abando, Dave Ildefonso, DJ Fenner, Tajuan Agee, Angelo Kouame, Geo Chiu, and Allen Liwag.<\/p>\n<p>Joining them are reinforcements Andre Roberson, Ian Miller, Jason Brickman, and Javi Gomez de Lia\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>Ildefonso and Chiu will fly to Taiwan on Sunday morning due to their mother club Abra, playing against Nueva Ecija in the MPBL on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>However, the team will be without star guard Kiefer Ravena for their first two assignments\u2014against Chinese-Taipei and Japan\u2019s developmental team\u2014due to a prior commitment with Jordan Brand in Greece.<\/p>\n<p>Filling in for Ravena is Anthony Roberson, the younger brother of Andre.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-5 guard previously played in the NBA G League for the Oklahoma City Blue and is eager for this rare opportunity to share the court with his brother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really excited to play with Strong Group and, more importantly, to finally be on the same team as my brother,\u201d said Anthony. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time in our careers we\u2019re doing this, and that makes it really special.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong Group-Philippines begins its title defense in the 43rd William Jones Cup on Sunday\u2014and it\u2019s diving straight into the fire. 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