Gilas Pilipinas survived a close one against Korean ball club Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, 81-76, in their tune-up game at the San Miguel Corporation facility in Pasig City on Thursday, Aug. 20. The friendly was the first competitive game of the Nationals ever since beginning practice for the...
Gilas Pilipinas is getting a big boost for the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers as star center Kai Sotto finally showed up in the first day of the national team practice at the SMC Sports Facility on Monday, Aug. 17. The 7-foot-3 center, after missing the last window of the...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is just as clueless as everyone whether Kai Sotto will be available for the crucial August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and the country’s title defense in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. “No word,” said Cone. “Even for the Asian Games,...
Kai Sotto remains uncertain with his commitment to the national team program as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas prepares for major international tournaments in the next few months. Despite this, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) executive director Erika Dy is still supporting the 7-foot-3...
Gilas Pilipinas center Kai Sotto joined Rain or Shine 's practice, sparking excitement among fans over what it would be like to see the 7-foot-3 big man suit up for the Elasto Painters in the PBA. Photos and videos of Sotto taking part in the team 's 5-on-5 scrimmages quickly made the...
It 's confirmed: Kai Sotto and Rere Madrid are expecting a baby boy. On an Instagram post on Friday, July 10, Kai shared a video of the couple 's gender reveal celebration, where he and wife Rere were joined by their friends and loved ones to mark another milestone in their journey to...
The fans of Gilas Pilipinas just couldn’t get over the tough 102-106 loss the national team suffered at the hands of New Zealand in a double-overtime thriller and the frustration was very much visible in the online chatters as of Saturday, June 4. Sports personalities and fans took to social...
Gilas Pilipinas suffered a gut-wrenching 102-106 defeat against New Zealand — a game that could have easily gone to its favor — if not for the easily preventable errors, the lousy fouls and turnovers, and to some extent, the uncharacteristic offensive struggles from Justin Brownlee. The chances...
Gilas Pilipinas won’t have the luxury to play big with its tallest players in Kai Sotto and Quentin Millora-Brown out of commission for the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, but head coach Tim Cone is searching for ways to match the height of New Zealand and Australia. And...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone explained why two of his frontliners in Kai Sotto and Quentin Millora-Brown were absent in the Final 12 of the national team for the pair of road games in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Speaking at the end of the Gilas’ open...
A few weeks after getting married, Kai Sotto and Rere Madrid are expecting their first child after the Gilas Pilipinas star announced the pregnancy of his wife through an Instagram post Monday, June 22. “For a while, we’ve been living in our own little world. Holding onto a secret that made...
Gilas Pilipinas star Kai Sotto and actress Rere Madrid are officially married. On her Instagram post on Wednesday, May 27, Rere, younger sister of actor Ruru Madrid, shared the video of their wedding which was attended by their loved ones. “Still feels unreal that we finally get to call this day...
