Kansas Signs Samis Calderon

Forward Samis Calderon has signed a financial aid agreement to play basketball at Kansas, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. Calderon will be a freshman at KU for the 2025-26 season. A 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward with a 7-foot-2 wingspan, Calderon is from Espirito Santo, Brazil, and is a graduate of the NBA Academy Latin America located in Mexico City. Calderon is currently playing in his second season for Overtime Elite (OTE) in Atlanta. “Samis is a guy we have been very excited about the last several months,” Self said. “He has great size at 6-foot-8 and he can play...