Completed Event: Women's Volleyball versus Bowling Green on September 3, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 1
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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 6
Samis Calderon
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Espirito Santo, Brazil
- High School:
- Overtime Elite
Bio
Get to Know Samis...
What's the significance behind your jersey number?
- My dad wore this number when he played.
- My dad and my brother.
Tell us about your favorite basketball moment as a player or fan.
- All the times I played for my national team.
Who do you model your game off of?
- Makal Bridges
Who's your favorite basketball player?
- Kevin Durant
OVERVIEW
A four-star signee who is a graduate of the NBA Academy Latin America located in Mexico City … Has international experience while representing his home country of Brazil … Has a 7-foot-2 wingspan … Has great size and can play multiple positions.
HIGH SCHOOL, ETC.
Played his final two seasons at Overtime Elite (OTE) in Atlanta for coach Norm Richardson … His team name was Cold Hearts … Averaged 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game in 2024-25 … Averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 blocked shots in the 2025 playoffs … Posted two 20-points games in the 2025 playoffs 27 points in the first game of the playoffs at OTE … Averaged 6.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 2023-24 … Averaged 7.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals in the 2023-24 playoffs …
Played for Brazil the 2023 FIBA U19 World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, where he averaged 9.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game during the event … Competed for Brazil in the 2022 Under 18 Americas Championship and 2022 Under 18 South America Championship.
PERSONAL
Parents are Luis Calderon and Celiza Rodrigues Dos Santos … Has one older brother – Emmanuel Calderon – who plays basketball overseas … Undecided on a major.
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