Gilas Pilipinas brought in 13 players for the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers as team captain Kiefer Ravena was ruled out while NorthPort duo of Arvin Tolentino and Will Navarro and amateur standout Francis Lopez were the final cuts before the Middle East trip. (From left to...
Kiefer Ravena (Photo from FIBA) By NIKOLE JAVIER Kiefer Ravena was hopeful of Gilas Pilipinas' chances in the fifth window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers despite missing the services of NBA star Jordan Clarkson. The Shiga Lakes captain arrived in the country last Oct. 31 with his...
Chot Reyes would love to form possibly the tallest frontline for Gilas Pilipinas in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, but that, sadly, won’t happen anymore after the injury of June Mar Fajardo. Ange Kouame, Kai Sotto and June Mar Fajardo could have formed a tall frontline...
Kai Sotto’s best game so far in the NBL 2022-23 season went in vain as Adelaide saw its two-game winning streak get snapped by New Zealand Breakers with a 99-70 blowout win on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Kai Sotto (Photo from Adelaide 36ers) Sotto proved that he only...
Kai Sotto is set for another tour of duty for Gilas Pilipinas as he headlines the preliminary pool to be submitted by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas for the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Kai Sotto (FIBA) The Adelaide big man will be joining Japan-based Filipino players...
Adelaide head coach CJ Bruton insisted that he was doing what’s best for Kai Sotto despite the limited minutes the 7-foot-3 Filipino center has been getting in Australia's NBL. Kai Sotto (Photo from Adelaide 36ers) Fans took notice of the surprisingly limited minutes from Sotto who now played...
Kai Sotto and his Adelaide 36ers were sent crashing back to Earth after being on the receiving end of a 131-98 beatdown from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBL X NBA preseason games at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Friday, Oct. 7 (Manila time). Kai Sotto In euphoria in the past days...
Kai Sotto of the Adelaide 36ers shoots the ball during the game against the Phoenix Suns on October 8, 2022 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (AFP) Kai Sotto put up solid minutes in his first taste of NBA-level competition as the Adelaide 36ers stunned the Phoenix Suns, 134-124, in the...
Months after getting snubbed in the 2022 NBA draft, Filipino sensation Kai Sotto will have the chance to play in an NBA-level environment as Adelaide flies to the US to play a series of tune-up games against the Phoenix Suns and Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the team’s preparations for the...
Kai Sotto and fellow Filipino overseas imports took to social media and expressed their frustration in the ongoing efforts of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and the PBA to keep the players within their backyards following the exodus of talents to neighboring leagues in Asia. Kai Sotto...
Adelaide head coach CJ Bruton has urged Filipino sensation Kai Sotto to prove his worth in his second tour of duty with the 36ers. Photo from NBL While Sotto showed flashes of brilliance in his first year, Bruton believes that he has barely scratched his potential especially during a season that...
An efficient outing for 7-foot-3 big man Kai Sotto went for naught as Adelaide lost to Perth, 98-87, in a tune-up game on Friday, Sept. 9. Photo from Adelaide In his first game back since going undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft and fresh from a stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the fourth window of the...
