Hanna and Haley Cavinder Reveal the Sweet Twin Secrets Only They Know About Each Other (Exclusive)

Tabitha ParentMon, March 30, 2026 at 5:16 PM UTC

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Haley Cavinder (L) and Hanna Cavinder for BetMGMCredit: BetMGM -

Twins Hanna and Haley Cavinder are a package deal

Since they began posting to TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic, the basketball players have been attached at the hip

However, no one knows the other better than each other, and the pair break down some of the things that they think their followers wouldn't know about them

Hanna and Haley Cavinder have always been two-of-a-kind.The twin sisters have been on social media since the early days of the pandemic — earning them a following of nearly five million — and are also equally as famous for their collegiate basketball careers.

They were at the forefront of student-athletes signing endorsement deals, after a groundbreaking NCAA decision in 2021 that allowed student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness (NIL).

Together, the two have played basketball at California State University, Fresno; the University of Miami and, Haley later went on to play for Texas Christian University, coming out of retirement in 2023. Hanna moved with Haley to Texas but decided to remain retired.Now, following their graduation, the twins are stepping into their most mature era yet, as they partner with BetMGM for the Court of Legends speakeasy basketball experience at the Bellagio in Las Vegas during the final weekend of the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament. The experience will also include a face off between Hanna and Haley on Sunday, April 5.

Haley Cavinder (L) and Hanna Cavinder for BetMGMCredit: BetMGM

Even though they've graduated, the girls are not so quick to leave behind the world of college basketball (though, as former NCAA athletes, they are excited to finally be able to bet on some March Madness games). In fact, the twins are the first to admit that they're highly competitive — not just as athletes, but with each other.If they're in the gym and Haley does one more rep than Hanna, then Haley will tack on a few more just to one up her sister. They frequently settle disputes by playing a game of one-on-one basketball — and have been doing so since high school. When Hanna didn't want to drive to school one morning, she'd set an on-court challenge to her sister to settle the dispute. If there were dishes in the sink that neither wanted to do, Haley would do the same.

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As the pair have grown older, they've "matured" and cooled off on the competitiveness — but only slightly.For sisters who have always been linked in the public eye, perceptions of them have always centered around them both. However, the twins say that there is more than meets the eye when it comes to each other and, being twins, they're bound to know best.Hanna calls Haley the "most aware human being I've ever encountered in my life."

Hanna Cavinder (L) and Haley Cavinder in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2024.Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty

Nothing can shake her mental clarity, Hanna jokes — not even when she's had a "little tequila.""That's in my maid of honor speech," Hanna adds, laughing, of her sister's upcoming nuptials to Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson."What wouldn't people know about Hanna?" Haley ponders. "I always call her my 'twin-ager.' She can handle so many things at one time. Without her, we wouldn't be us today because growing up, basketball and stuff, I was always tunnel vision on one thing."

"I very struggle a lot with compartmentalizing and Hanna can handle so many things at once and she doesn't even feel like there's anything on her," she continues of her younger (by just one minute) sister. "She handles it with such grace.""She's the heartbeat behind our brand," Haley adds.Despite the pair's competitiveness, they know that they're stronger as a team than apart. The two have made it their mission to be inspiring to other young girls, even as they leave the basketball world behind in a traditional sense."Whether it's basketball or just giving your advice and having such a big platform, I think we have a huge responsibility to encourage and uplift girls, and not even just younger ones. Other girls will come to us for advice, and I think that's just a big responsibility when you have a platform," Hanna says.

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