In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Perlado and the surname or paternal family name is Sotto.
Kai Sotto
Sotto with the Yokohama B-Corsairs in 2024
No. 11 – Yokohama B-Corsairs
Position
Center
League
B.League
Personal information
Born
(2002-05-11) May 11, 2002 (age 21) Las Piñas, Philippines
Nationality
Filipino
Listed height
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight
232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school
Ateneo de Manila (Quezon City, Philippines)
NBA draft
2022: undrafted
Playing career
2021–present
Career history
2021–2023
Adelaide 36ers
2023–present
Hiroshima Dragonflies
2023–present
→Yokohama B-Corsairs
Career highlights and awards
2× NBL Fans MVP (2022, 2023)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Philippines
SEABA U16 Championship
2017 Quezon City
Team
Kai Zachary Perlado Sotto (English: /ˈkaɪ/, Tagalog:[ˈkaɪˈsɔtɔ]; born May 11, 2002) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League, playing on loan from the Hiroshima Dragonflies. Listed at 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)[1] and 232 pounds (105 kg), he plays the center position. He is tied with Raul Dillo as the tallest Filipino professional basketball player ever.[2] Sotto and Dillo are also the second-tallest Filipino men, behind only William Biscocho, who stands at 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m).[3][4]
Sotto is the son of former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player Ervin Sotto. He played high school basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), winning the juniors' division championship and MVP award. He then moved to the United States, where he was recruited by several NCAA Division I schools, but decided to forgo his college eligibility and signed with NBA G League Ignite in 2020. However, due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions and his decision to play for the Philippine national team at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers, Sotto left Ignite by mutual agreement. He then joined the Adelaide 36ers of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2021–22 season, after which he declared for the 2022 NBA draft but went undrafted. He returned to the 36ers for another season before joining the Hiroshima Dragonflies of Japan's B.League.
Sotto has also represented the Philippines national team in several senior and youth tournaments.
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^"Over the years, these giants raised hope for Philippine basketball". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^Philippines' tallest guy falls in love | Make Your Day, retrieved March 30, 2023
^"Siya na ba ang pinakamatangkad na lalaki sa bansa?". ABS-CBN News. April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
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