Ervin Sotto

Ervin Sotto
Personal information
Born (1981-07-30) July 30, 1981
Las Piñas City, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Saint Francis of Assisi College System
PBA draft 2004 Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Playing career 2004–present
Position Center
Number 30, 36, 13, 21
Career history
2004–2005 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
2005 Shell Turbo Chargers
2005–2006 Barangay Ginebra Kings
2006–2008 Air21 Express
2008–2012 Alaska Aces
2012 Petron Blaze Boosters
2016 Byaheng SCTEX
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
2003 Ho Chi MinhTeam

Ervin Sotto (born July 30, 1981 in Las Piñas City, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for Byaheng SCTEX of the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL). He was the seventh overall pick in the 2004 PBA Draft by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. He also played for the Shell Turbo Chargers, Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Air21 Express, Alaska Aces before joining NLEX Road Warriors camp. Sotto was one of the promising big man and is known for his good shooting from the outside. He was included in one of the most controversial trades in the PBA involving Rudy Hatfield, Billy Mamaril, Rafi Reavis, and Aries Dimaunahan.

Personal life

In 2017, his eldest son 7'2" Kai Sotto is playing for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets.[1][2]

Professional career

Before the 2004 PBA draft, Sotto played for Saint Francis of Assisi College System along with his twin tower center-forward Ranidel De Ocampo to which they grab championships in a collegiate league NCRAA. He was a highly heralded prospect mainly because of his size and was projected by some to be the first pick of that year's draft. Eventually, he was picked seventh overall by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. Coming out of the Philippine Basketball League he was once acquired the Most Improved Player and Mythical Five selection from a well known team Welcoat Housepaint.

In 2005, he was traded to Shell Turbo Chargers for Mike Hrabak. In December 2005, his contract with Shell expired and was not renewed, making him a free agent.

In December 2005, Barangay Ginebra Kings signed him after his contract with Sta. Lucia expired.

On July 2006, Sotto was traded by Barangay Ginebra to Air21 Express in a controversial three-team trade that also involved Coca-Cola Tigers.[3] In the end of the 2007–08 PBA season, Sotto was released by the Express.

In September 2008, just after he was released by Air21, the Alaska Aces picked him up.[4]

On 2012, he was signed by Petron Blaze Boosters. However, after just four games with the team, he was released.

On March 2016, he was signed by Byaheng SCTEX of the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League.[5]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Correct as of October 1, 2015[6]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Shell 336.7.299.211.6251.3.2.1.21.7
2005–06 Purefoods / Barangay Ginebra 338.1.448.000.6971.8.2.0.43.3
2006–07 Air21 297.6.426.000.7221.9.5.1.12.2
2007–08 Air21 426.9.390.231.6001.2.2.0.11.6
2008–09 Alaska 135.3.562.0001.0001.1.1.0.01.5
2010–11 Alaska 22.01.000.000.5001.0.0.0.03.0
2011–12 Petron Blaze 43.5.571.000.0001.0.0.0.32.0
Career 1567.0.408.189.6811.5.2.0.22.1

References

  1. ↑ Snow Badua (April 11, 2016). "Kai Sotto, 13 and already 6-foot-9, dreams of making it to NBA, idolizes Kevin Garnett". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ Norman Riego (March 15, 2017). "Sotto family's move northward bears fruit as 6'11" Kai now rising in Katipunan". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Cordero, Abac (July 30, 2006). "Ginebra, Coke, Air21 okay 7-player trade". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ daVe (September 10, 2008). "PBA Teams: Player Movement". BasketballChat.Blogspot.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Joble, Rey (March 6, 2016). "SCTEX joins PCBL as Chairman's Cup opens Sunday in Malolos". Interaksyon. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ Player Profile at PBA-Online!
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