“The strengths of our team are speed and outside shooting but definitely, we’ll take Kai Sotto’s inside presence from time to time.”The 7-1 Sotto heads the 12-man Batang Gilas cast. In 2015, South Korea took the crown in Jakarta with the Philippines finishing fifth. Among the Batang Gilas players that year were SJ Belangel, Jonas Tibayan, Gian Mamuyac, Jason Credo and Sean Ildefonso. The four group leaders automatically advance to the quarterfinals while the others battle in knockout cross-pairings in the second round. Batang Gilas’ first game is against Malaysia on April 2 then it meets Australia on April 4.

Source: Philippine Star March 19, 2018 15:33 UTC