Haley and Hanna Cavinder are the newest sensations of the college basketball world.
For more reasons than one.
The twins play for Miami's women's team. Haley is averaging 12.5 points per game, Hanna 3.9. They transferred to Miami together for the 2022-23 season after playing three years at Fresno State; they have helped lead the Hurricanes to their first Elite Eight appearance.
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Here's everything you need to know about the duo sweeping the nation as they live a double life as influencers and collegiate basketball players.
Cavinder twins as influencers
The pair's fame has grown in recent months thanks to their social media presence.
Not only do they have their own personal Instagram pages --- Hanna with 581,000 followers and Haley with 589,000 followers --- they also share a joint account where they promote their brand. It has 162,000 followers.
They're also on TikTok, where their joint account has 4.5 million followers and 136.7 million likes. Their TikTok career began in the heat of the pandemic, when they gathered a following that went well beyond women's college basketball fans.
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The fraternal twins are two of the most high-profile athletes in all of college sports. They have 5 million more followers than UConn's Paige Bueckers, who's next with 1 million followers.
In comparison, South Carolina star Aliyah Boston only has 121,000 followers and Iowa star Caitlin Clark has 203,000. These are women projected to go in the first round of the WNBA Draft the year they declare.
Cavinder twins' NIL deals, net worth
The duo is nearing $2 million in NIL deals, according to Forbes, and more is undoubtedly on the way. They are at $1.7 million annually.
Their overall NIL ranks are 32nd and 33rd in the nation, and they're first and second in the women's rankings. On3 has Haley's 10-week high valued at $851,000 at her 10-week low valued at $813,000. Hanna is valued highest at $851,000 and lowest at $818,000.
They have signed endorsement deals with 31 brands since July 1, 2021. They were inking contracts with Boost Mobile and Six Star Pro Nutrition within the first minute that active NCAA athletes were permitted to do so.
Other notable NIL deals are with Champs Sports, Raising Cane's, Intuit TurboTax, Under Armour, Crocs, Core Hydration, WWE, PSD Underwear and Caktus AI.
All this has made the 21-year-olds' net worth about $5 million, according to SportsLens.
Their net worth will only rise if they're drafted by WNBA teams. Rookies don't make much, but they'll have their social media presence, combined with any deals that carry over. They won't have to play overseas to fill any gaps.
Cavinder twins' NIL NCAA violation at Miami
The Miami women's basketball program was issued NCAA sanctions in February after it became known that LifeWallet CEO and Miami booster John Ruiz had provided an impermissible meal to the Cavinder family in April 2022 prior to the twins' commitment to the Hurricanes.
The meal was facilitated by coach Katie Meier. She was suspended for three games at the beginning of the 2022-23 season as part of a settlement in the infractions case prior to the sanctions being handed out, per Sports Illustrated.
Miami's women's program also has to serve one year of probation, pay a $5,000 fine plus 1 percent of its budget, reduce the number of official visits and recruiting days, and serve a three-week probation on recruiting communications by staff members that began with the opening of the transfer portal on March 13, per SI.
The Cavinder twins were not penalized, per the NCAA's decision not to sanction athletes for NIL-adjacent infractions.
