At 7-foot-2 and 17 years old with a wide-ranging skill set, Filipino basketball phenom Kai Sotto just might be on his way to becoming the Philippines' first homegrown NBA player.

Seventeen-year-old basketball prodigy Kai Sotto says he’s going to be the first player from the Philippines to crack the NBA — and at 2.19m you’d be brave to bet against him.

Kai Sotto won a UAAP juniors title in 2018 and was named juniors MVP in 2019 while suiting up for Ateneo. Yoyo Sarmenta March 25, 2019: moving forward to the U.S.

Kai Sotto, the 7-foot-2 center from the Philippines, is joining the NBA G League pro program, he announced on Instagram on Thursday. Sotto, who turned 18 on Monday, became the first international ...

• Sotto was born May 11, 2002 in Las Pinas, Philippines. He has two siblings. His father, Ervin Sotto, and his godfather, Ranidel de Ocampo, played pro basketball in the Philippine Basketball ...

The original plan for Kai Sotto was to play this season in the NBA G League and then enter the NBA Draft this summer. But plans change, and the 7-foot-2 Sotto will now spend the 2021-22 season in ...

Kai Sotto, who went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, has been plying his trade in the first division of the B.League, Yokohama on loan. The lanky Filipino center missed the start of the 2023-24 ...

Filipino NBA hopeful Kevin Quiambao did not make the cut for the Sacramento Kings’ Summer League roster. The Kings released ...

Kai Sotto made his debut in the 2023 NBA Las Vegas Summer League after not playing in the first three games for the Orlando Magic. The 21-year-old Filippino prospect played a total of 13 minutes ...

As the NBA has expanded its influence, the Philippines’ support for the sport is among the best in the world, filled with passionate fans who live and breathe basketball. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

Last year, Kai Sotto attended a dozen workouts with NBA teams, including the New York Knicks, but the 7-foot-3 international center went undrafted.This year, the Knicks will take a second look at ...

Kai Sotto has come a long way from his first appearance in the Philippines' Jr. NBA program six years ago as kid barely in his teens. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...