Haley Cavinder

Haley Cavinder (born January 13, 2001) is an American social media influencer and college basketball player for the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[7] In her junior season, Cavinder averaged 23 points, 9.2 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.9 steals per game,[8] leading Gilbert to the Class 6A state semifinals.[1] On February 1, 2020, Cavinder scored 31 points, a Fresno State single-game freshman record, along with six assists and five steals, in an 84–78 win against New Mexico.[13] As a sophomore, she averaged a conference-high 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game,[1] leading Fresno State to the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament.[26] On April 24, 2024, Cavinder de-committed from TCU and opted to instead return to the University of Miami alongside her sister Hanna for the 2024–25 season.[32] At the December 20–21 Maui Classic Cavinder posted her third and fourth double-doubles of the season against Nevada and Oregon State, earning tournament MVP and leading her team to a championship with 22.5 points on 57.6 percent shooting (19-for-33), 12.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists.In April 2020, while bored at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was persuaded by Hanna, who used TikTok, to make videos together on a shared account on the platform.[36][38] On July 1, 2021, after the NCAA began allowing student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL), the twins signed deals with Boost Mobile within minutes of it being permitted.The NCAA found that the program and its head coach Katie Meier had violated NCAA rules by facilitating a meeting between the Cavinders and Miami-based businessman John Ruiz, a Miami alumnus and booster who has signed over 100 Hurricanes athletes in various sports to NIL deals, before they officially committed to transferring to the school.
Cavinder (foreground) and her twin sister Hanna (background) playing for Gilbert High School in 2018
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