The twins were born in South Bend, Ind., and Tom and Katie Cavinder have five girls — Brooke, Brandi, Haley, Hanna and Natalie. They are, appropriately enough, business marketing majors. And, their social media fame started almost as a lark, something to do while stranded at home during COVID-19. The sisters have 3.3 million followers on TikTok.
Cavinder played basketball for Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Arizona. As a senior, she averaged 21.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, leading her team to a Class 5A runner-up finish. Cavinder was named Arizona 5A Player of the Year and finished with 2,282 career points.
She and her identical twin, Hanna, who shared a TikTok with millions of followers, were among the first to sign major endorsement deals after the NCAA loosened its rules restricting payments to college athletes for use of their names, images, and likenesses. Cavinder played basketball for Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Arizona.
They’re also tough to tell apart. Identical twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder are leading Gilbert in almost every offensive and defensive category. “We train together,” Hanna said.
What are the Cavinder twins?
One of the many deals announced that day was Haley Cavinder and Hanna Cavinder, twin basketball players from Fresno State signed a deal …
The twins have 3.3 million followers on TikTok and have accumulated 66.4 million likes on their TikToks.
The twins have separate Instagram accounts: Haley has 259,000 followers and Hanna has 256,000 followers. 5. More Endorsement Deals Coming: In the first day they were allowed to sign endorsements, the Cavinder twins announced deals with Boost Mobile and Six Star Nutrition.
Both players surpassed 2,000 career high school points. Haley was named the Player of the Year for Arizona 5A as a senior and Hanna was named the Offensive Player of the Year for Arizona 5A. Prior to high school, the twins received an offer from San Diego, according to their dad.
Throughout high school, they received over 1,200 letters with 10 to 20 arriving each day. 3. Attending Fresno State Together: The twins wanted to attend college to play basketball together. Their father said Fresno State built a relationship with the twins and was relentless with recruiting.
The twins have a YouTube channel that has more than 67,000 subscribers and over 3 million total views. Videos on YouTube include game-day vlogs, day-in-the-life videos, life at home, healthy eating habits and playing 1-on-1 basketball. Numerous videos have more than 100,000 views each.
The parents said the twins were competitive in all sports at an early age. The duo played in boy’s basketball leagues until middle school and then played up in grade levels with girls two or three years older than them. 2.
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