The Cavinder twins are taking their talents away from South Beach

Coming off of a historic NCAA tournament run, Haley and Hanna Cavinder announced on Tuesday that they are leaving the University of Miami.

“Miami, thank you for an unforgettable season,” the guards wrote. “The love and support we received form the university and the city was special. We would like to thank our teammates and coaches for brining us in as a family and being part of a historic season. With that being said, Hanna and I have decided to not take our fifth year and start a new chapter in our lives.

“The U will always be home and we are forever proud to be Hurricanes. Lastly, to everyone who has supported us through our basketball journey – we can’t thank you enough for all the love you gave each and every game. What started as us playing basketball 16 years ago, turned into something bigger than we could ever imagine.

It is unclear if the siblings, who are also top NIL earners and TikTok superstars, are leaving to play basketball elsewhere or pursuing a career as full-time influencers, as they have hinted in the past.

Hurricanes head coach Katie Meier said earlier in the week that she was expecting a decision soon from the sisters.

“There’s a very interesting decision to make because they can do really, really well,” Meier said, referring to the siblings’ financial opportunities.

“I don’t know the answer yet. I think it’s pretty imminent. I think we’ll find out this week.”

Haley and Hanna’s first March Madness experience was one for the books.

The 22-year-old guards, who dominated headlines for their social media posts, helped propel Miami to their first Elite Eight in the program’s history.

The Hurricanes lost to the now-national champion LSU Tigers in that round of the NCAA tournament.

Haley and Hanna, who transferred from Fresno State to Miami in April 2022, are two of the highest-paid college athletes, having earned an estimated seven figures in NIL deals since the NCAA rule change in 2021 — enabling student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness.

They have 4.5 million followers on TikTok and over 194,000 Instagram followers.

Their separate Instagram accounts have over 600,000 followers each.

Haley, who is Miami’s leading scorer, had previously suggested that she would be returning to the Hurricanes program.

“I’m going to try and get her to stay,” Haley said of Hanna during an appearance on the “BFFs” podcast last month.

“[Hanna] might not want to play our fifth year, so that’s the only reason. I just like to hoop so I was like I want to come back for a fifth year. But Hanna is more like, ‘I want to start my life.’” 

Hanna has plenty of reasons to move on from Miami, however.

Although she’s cashing in on NIL deals with her sister, including brand partnerships with Victoria’s Secret and Champs Sports, Hanna could branch off into becoming a full-time influencer.

The sisters signed a NIL deal with the WWE in December 2021, and they launched a podcast in December 2022.

Haley and Hanna are also passionate about health and fitness, and have said they hope to integrate that as part of their brand.

Last month, the pair said that they “don’t 100 percent know” what they want to do after their time at the University of Miami. 

“[Influencing and WWE] could be in the future, but I think it’s more of having passive income and we’re super into health and fitness, so we’re trying to create a brand with that and then we really want to get into real estate,” Hanna said on the “BFFs Podcast.”

Meier, as well as Hurricanes men’s basketball coach Jim Larranaga — who also led his team through a historic NCAA Tournament run — agreed that things have been challenging while navigating the new NIL era.

“There’s a lot of flux,” Meier said. “Thirty years of coaching, never seen anything like it. It’s incredible.

“That’s the nature of the sport right now. And the timing. Everything is imminent. There’s a lot of shuffling going on.”