NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan – Harvard Men's Basketball rising sophomore guard Robert Hinton is set to compete with Team Taiwan at the 44^th William Jones Cup from July 12-20 at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City with Hinton set to play in the tournament for the third time.
 
As part of the event, Team Taiwan will play eight games over nine days from July 12-20. Hinton will once again play alongside his brother, Adam Hinton, a rising senior on the Cornell men's basketball team.
 
In 2024, the Hinton brothers helped Chinese Taipei Blue – Team Taiwan's top entry in the event – come in second place. Hinton posted 13.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.4 steals per game at the event a year ago, while shooting 53.9 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from 3-point distance, and 80.8 percent on free throws.
 
In 2023, the brothers competed on Chinese Taipei White – the program's second entry in the tournament. Hinton notched 13.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game in his debut at the event, while hitting 47.1 percent of his field goals, 38.5 percent of his 3-pointers, and 81.3 percent of his free throws.
 
During his first season at Harvard in 2024-25, Hinton earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors unanimously, captured Ivy League Rookie of the Week eight times, and won the team's Raymond P. Lavietes Most Valuable Player Award. Hinton averaged 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and 30.0 minutes per game, while scoring in double figures 19 times in 27 games. He shot 47.7 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from 3-point distance, and 76.3 percent from the free throw line.
 
Later this summer, Chinese Taipei's national team is also set to play in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup from August 5-17 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In the group stage, the team is set to compete against the Philippines (Aug. 5, 2:00 p.m. ET), Iraq (Aug. 7, 7:00 a.m. ET), and New Zealand (Aug. 9, 2:00 p.m. ET). 

Chinese Taipei Blue: Game Schedule at William Jones Cup

July 12 | 7:30 AM ET | vs. Australia
July 13 | 7:00 AM ET | vs. Philippines
July 14 | 7:00 AM ET | vs. United Arab Emirates
July 15 | 7:00 AM ET | vs. Chinese Taipei White
July 17 | 7:00 AM ET | vs. Malaysia
July 18 | 7:00 AM ET | vs. Bahrain
July 19 | 7:00 AM ET | vs. Qatar
July 20 | 7:00 AM ET | vs. Japan