Ateneo missed its chance for a back-to-back title after succumbing to Japan’s Hakuoh University, 73-58, in the semifinals of the World University Basketball Series (WUBS) on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium in Tokyo. Kai Ballungay attempts a dunk for Ateneo....
Ateneo rookie Mason Amos showed what he can provide as the Eagles kicked off their title defense in the World University Basketball Series (WUBS) in convincing style, trouncing University of Sydney, 88-50 on Friday, Aug. 11 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Living up to his...
The final pieces of the puzzle have finally been completed and it is now in the hands of Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes to make the most of the remaining two weeks before the start of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Screenshot from Chot Reyes' Instagram story. Reyes shared through his...
Gilas Pilipinas will be without three of its most potent weapons when it flies to China for a pocket tournament on Tuesday, Aug. 1. *Jordan Clarkson, left, and Kai Sotto will not suit up in Gilas Pilipinas' pocket tournament in China. (File Photo/FIBA) * Kai Sotto, Jordan Clarkson and Scottie...
The time is ticking for Kai Sotto and his participation with Gilas Pilipinas. *Kai Sotto. (FIBA photo)* The 7-foot-3 center may have already been signed to an agreement and was actually showing up in the sidelines during the team’s tuneup games but head coach Chot Reyes insisted the urgency for...
Kai Sotto finally reconnected with Gilas Pilipinas after attending its closed door tuneup game against the Ateneo Blue Eagles at the Moro Lorenzo Gym on Thursday, July 20. *Kai Sotto, right, is now in Manila to join the Gilas Pilipinas preparations for the FIBA World Cup. (File Photo/FIBA) *...
Kai Sotto barely got any action to end his 2023 NBA Summer League campaign as the Orlando Magic suffered a 94-77 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday, July 16 (Manila time), at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. *Kai Sotto suffers from back pain as he ends his first NBA Summer League stint...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson showed some love to Kai Sotto following the latter’s much-awaited debut with the Orlando Magic in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas on Friday, July 14. *Jordan Clarkson (left) and Kai Sotto. (FIBA Photo)* Moments after the game that saw the...
Kai Sotto is looking to highlight his defensive might in the 2023 NBA Summer League after making the most of his on-court debut in the Orlando Magic’s 88-71 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, July 14 (Manila time), at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. After three straight DNP-CD...
Kai Sotto made his much-awaited debut worthwhile in the 2023 NBA Summer League albeit in limited action as the Orlando Magic were handed an 88-71 defeat by the Portland Trail Blazers at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday morning, July 14 (Manila time). *Kai Sotto makes his...
Kai Sotto is running out of time to impress in the 2023 NBA Summer League as the Orlando Magic suffered an 82-80 overtime defeat against the New York Knicks at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Thursday morning, July 13 (Manila time). The 7-foot-3 Filipino, who is the only center in the...
Filipino NBA hopeful Kai Sotto remains positive despite being benched in the Orlando Magic’s back-to-back losses in the 2023 NBA Summer League. The 7-foot-3 center failed to see action in both defeats, first an 89-78 beating from the Detroit Pistons before falling to the Indiana Pacers, 108-85, a...
