After 642 days, Kai Sotto is officially back with Gilas Pilipinas.
The 7-foot-3 big man will headline an all-Filipino Gilas Men team when they take on Jordan on Friday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
This marks the first time Sotto will suit up for the Philippines since their game against Hong Kong in the first round of the 2026 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.
Cut from the team are RJ Abarrientos and Justin Arana.
Abarrientos was part of the Window 3 squad that lost to New Zealand and Australia on the road, while Arana was called up to complete the 14-man pool following Justin Brownlee’s injury.
Also returning to the team are Scottie Thompson and CJ Perez, who both missed Window 3 due to injury.
The rest of the squad are holdovers from the Window 3 team: Kevin Quiambao, Juan Gomez de Liano, Dwight Ramos, Carl Tamayo, AJ Edu, Troy Rosario, June Mar Fajardo, Chris Newsome, and Justine Baltazar.
Gilas currently sits at 2-4 in Group E, while Jordan is 5-1.
Jordan will be led by Jalen Harris, Ahmad Al Dwairi, and Amin Abu Hawwas.
They will be joined by Ahmad Alhamarsheh, Mohammad Hussein, Fadi Mustafa, Said Al-Deen Saleh, Hadi Alshami, Rahwi Kilani, Omar Salman, Malek Kanaan, and Abdullah, the son of Hakeem Olajuwon.
Team Falcons also competed in the 45th William Jones Cup, finishing in sixth place.
