Ervin Amedo Sotto (born July 30, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He was also an assistant coach for the
NLEX Road Warriors
The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014–2015 season.
The Roa ...
. 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
The Shell Turbo Chargers were a Philippine Basketball Association team from 1985 to 2005. It won four PBA championships, two from 1998 to 1999. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Dragons, Welcoat Paints in February 2006.
Aside from bei ...
,
Barangay Ginebra Kings
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and the
Air21 Express
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,
Alaska Aces before joining
NLEX Road Warriors
The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014–2015 season.
The Roa ...
camp. Sotto was one of the most promising big men and was known for his good shooting from outside the arc. He was included in one of the most controversial trades in the
PBA involving
Rudy Hatfield
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,
Billy Mamaril
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,
Rafi Reavis
Rafael Reavis (born July 27, 1977) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Professional career
Reavis first played for the San Juan Knights in the Metropoli ...
, and
Aries Dimaunahan
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.
Professional career
Before the
2004 PBA draft, Sotto played for
Saint Francis of Assisi College System
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along with his twin tower center-forward
Ranidel de Ocampo
Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo (born December 8, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the younger brother of Yancy de Ocampo where bo ...
to which they grab championships in a collegiate league
NCRAA. Sotto 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
The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) was a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league was composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.
History
The PBL was formed on Ma ...
he was once acquired the Most Improved Player and Mythical Five selection from a well known team Welcoat Housepaint.
In 2005, Sotto was traded to
Shell Turbo Chargers
The Shell Turbo Chargers were a Philippine Basketball Association team from 1985 to 2005. It won four PBA championships, two from 1998 to 1999. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Dragons, Welcoat Paints in February 2006.
Aside from bei ...
for
Mike Hrabak
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. In December 2005, his contract with Shell expired and was not renewed, making him a free agent.
In December 2005,
Barangay Ginebra Kings
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signed him after his contract with Sta. Lucia expired.
In July 2006, Sotto was traded by Barangay Ginebra to
Air21 Express
The Air21 Express were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) that debuted in the 2011–12 season. The team debuted as the Shopinas.com Clickers during the 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup. In 2014, the fra ...
in a controversial three-team trade that also involved
Coca-Cola Tigers
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. 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.
On 2012, Sotto was signed by the
Petron Blaze Boosters
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...
. However, after just four games with the team, he was released.
In March 2016, Sotto was signed by Byaheng SCTEX of the
Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League
Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (also known as PCBL) was a commercial amateur basketball tournament based in the Philippines that catered to the development and grassroots program for future Filipino basketball players, inspired from the ...
.
National team career
Sotto represented the
Philippines national basketball team at the
2003 Southeast Asian Games
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in Vietnam where he won the gold medal.
Personal life
Sotto is married to Pamela Sotto (
née
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Perlado) and has three children, including his eldest son,
Kai, who last played for the
Adelaide 36ers
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of the Australian
National Basketball League.
PBA career statistics
Player Profile
at PBA-Online!
Season-by-season averages
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sotto, Ervin
1981 births
Living people
Alaska Aces (PBA) players
Barako Bull Energy players
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
Basketball players from Metro Manila
Centers (basketball)
People from Las Piñas
Philippines men's national basketball team players
Filipino men's basketball players
San Miguel Beermen players
Shell Turbo Chargers players
Magnolia Hotshots players
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball
Filipino men's basketball coaches
NLEX Road Warriors coaches
Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games
St. Francis Doves basketball players
Members of Iglesia ni Cristo