Haley Cavinder is coming back to women’s college basketball.
After helping Miami make the Elite Eight for the first time ever last spring, she and her twin sister Hanna announced they were retiring from the sport to pursue full-time careers as influencers and media personalities. They got involved with the WWE and started hosting a podcast for Jake Paul’s Betr.
But both players still had a year of NCAA eligibility left, and Haley – who was an All-ACC selection last season – felt something pulling her back to basketball. In October, she entered the transfer portal out of Miami.
And on Tuesday, Cavinder announced that she’ll play her final season of college hoops at TCU.
@cavindertwins commited 💜🐸 #foryou #basketball
the last rodeo #committed pic.twitter.com/ob1i6H9G8S
— Haley Cavinder (@CavinderHaley) November 13, 2023
It should be noted that it is highly unlikely that Cavinder will play this season for the Horned Frogs. She would need an NCAA waiver to do so, and the NCAA has yet to rule on waivers for players who transferred last spring – like Diamond Johnson, who went from N.C. State to Norfolk State.
So, Cavinder will likely suit up for TCU next season, and she should be a big help to the Horned Frogs when she does. In addition to her standout campaign at Miami, Cavinder is a former Mountain West Conference Player of the Year. Over four combined seasons at Fresno State and Miami, she averaged 16.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 41.6% from the floor and 35.9% from 3-point land.
Landing Cavinder is a big win for first-year TCU coach Mark Campbell, who also brought in former Oregon star Sedona Prince this season.