Kansas basketball earns commitment from 2025 4-star prospect

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball added to its 2025 recruiting class Wednesday with a commitment from Samis Calderon.

Calderon, a 247Sport Composite four-star small forward, will arrive by way of Overtime Elite. Listed at 6-foot-8 and 200 pounds, he’s the No. 12-ranked player at his position and the No. 55-ranked player overall in the nation. Calderon made the announcement of his pledge to the Jayhawks on Overtime Elite’s YouTube page.

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“I’m going to Kansas,” Calderon said.

Calderon, who’s signing with the Jayhawks was announced Wednesday as well in a KU release, joins a Kansas class that already included a commitment from Darryn Peterson. Peterson, a five-star prospect, is the top combo-guard in the nation and the No. 3 overall prospect. Both Calderon and Peterson chose KU head coach Bill Self’s squad over other high-major opportunities at the college level.

So far this season, the 2024-25 campaign, Kansas is the No. 1 ranked team in the country and has started 3-0. That includes a win at home against Howard, a win at home against a ranked UNC team and a win in the Champions Classic in Atalanta against Michigan State.

The Jayhawks will have to replace a significant amount of talent heading into next season. Their trio of veteran starters, graduate center Hunter Dickinson, graduate guard Dajuan Harris Jr. and senior forward KJ Adams will all be moving on. They could also need to replace other talent that would depart for professional opportunities, too.

“Samis is a guy we have been very excited about the last several months,” Self said in the KU release, which also described Calderon as a forward with a 7-foot-2 wingspan. “He has great size at 6-foot-8 and he can play multiple positions on the perimeter. Samis has a really nice shooting touch that can stretch the defense.”

Self continued: “Samis has been trained well at OTE that should make the transition into major college…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2024-11-13 21:04:00

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