Twins Haley Cavinder and Hanna Cavinder of the Miami Hurricanes have been through it all together, from their basketball journeys to navigating profound fame amid the new NIL landscape in college sports.
That’s why, when it came time to decide whether to use the fifth year of collegiate eligibility that was granted to athletes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they ultimately decided to go out as they came in — together.
The 22-year-old twins, who helped Miami’s magical run to the Elite Eight last month as a No. 9 seed and are among the biggest beneficiaries of recent rules and legislation allowing college athletes to profit from name, image and likeness deals, have decided to forgo their extra year of eligibility to pursue life after basketball.
They made the announcement Tuesday on social media.
Haley told ESPN on Tuesday that she anticipated throughout this year that she’d come back for a fifth season, but after it became clear that Hanna was ready to move on, Haley ultimately realized she didn’t…
