Current:Home > reviewsEchoSense:Cavinder twins are back: Haley, Hanna announce return to Miami women's basketball -Ascend Finance Compass
EchoSense:Cavinder twins are back: Haley, Hanna announce return to Miami women's basketball
Johnathan Walker View
Date:2025-04-11 00:18:32
The EchoSenseCavinder sisters are back together.
Haley and Hanna Cavinder will play basketball together one last time after the twins announced they will be returning to the University of Miami for their final college basketball season.
On Wednesday, Hanna Cavinder said in a social media post she would be returning to play for the Hurricanes after taking a one-year absence away from the sport.
"The past few months I have been itching to get back to the game that I thought I lost the passion for," she said.
A day later, Haley Cavinder revealed she would be joining her sister in Miami, a twist after she announced her commitment to TCU in November.
"There is nothing more important than family and the bond I share with my twin sister," Haley Cavinder said in social media post on Thursday. "Being presented with the opportunity to play together one more time is something I cannot pass up. I am excited for this upcoming season and can't wait to play at the U."
Also known as the "queens of the NIL," the Cavinder twins have been one of the most popular duos in college sports given their rise to fame and being among the first athletes to capitalize in the era of name, image and likeness.
The twins played their first season of college basketball in 2019 at Fresno State, where they played for three seasons. In 2022, they transferred to Miami and had a successful season in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes reached the Elite Eight for the first time in school history, where they lost to eventual national champion LSU.
After the 2022-23 season, Hanna Cavinder decided to step away from basketball, while Haley Cavinder announced her transfer to play for TCU for the 2024-25 season. Since deciding to leave basketball, the Cavinders have been busy partnering with several companies while pursuing other endeavors. The two signed a contract with WWE and had been at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, training for a possible in-ring career.
In their last season, Haley Cavinder started every game for Miami and she averaged a team-high 12.2 points and 4.9 rebounds as she was named all-ACC Second Team. Hanna Cavinder averaged 3.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 34 games played in her last season.
This past season, Miami went 19-12 and missed the NCAA Tournament. Katie Meier retired after 19 seasons with the Hurricanes, and former Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop was hired to lead the team.
veryGood! (7)
Related
- At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
- LSU, USC headline the five overrated teams in the preseason college football poll
- 'The Lincoln Lawyer' Season 2 ending unpacked: Is Lisa guilty? Who's buried by the cilantro?
- Kia recall: Over 120,000 Niro, Niro EV cars recalled for risk of engine compartment fire
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit
- FAA warns of safety hazard from overheating engine housing on Boeing Max jets during anti-icing
- Riverdale’s Madelaine Petsch Celebrates Anniversary With Boyfriend Anthony Li
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- Raven-Symoné Pens Heartwarming Birthday Message to Magical Wife Miranda Pearman-Maday
Ranking
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Authorities assess damage after flooding from glacial dam outburst in Alaska’s capital
- Second body found at Arizona State Capitol in less than two weeks
- Book excerpt: After the Funeral and Other Stories by Tessa Hadley
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Colombia’s first leftist president is stalled by congress and a campaign finance scandal
- Mexico finds 491 migrants in vacant lot en route to U.S. — and 277 of them are children
- 'Survivor' Season 45: New season premiere date, start time, episode details
Recommendation
'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
Busta Rhymes says asthma scare after 'intimate' act with an ex pushed him to lose 100 pounds
New Google alert will tell you when you appear in search, help remove personal information
Boston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him
Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
Back-to-school shopping could cost families a record amount this year. Here's how to save.
Sandra Bullock's partner Bryan Randall dead at 57 following private battle with ALS
A lost 140-pound baby walrus is getting round-the-clock cuddles in rare rescue attempt