Doubling Your Pleasure: Foremost Twin Winners in NCAA Tournament History

March 16th, 2023 - 15:57

Arizona (Lithuanians Tautvilas and Zauolas Tubelis), Arkansas (Maryland/Rhode Island transfers Makhi and Makhel Mitchell) and Pittsburgh (Spaniards Guillermo and Jorge Diaz Graham) each have a set of twins playing in this year's NCAA playoffs. Time will tell if any of them crack the following Top 20 ranking of the most impactful sets of twins to play together in NCAA tourney:

Rank Twin Teammates School Year(s)/Regional NCAA Tournament Summary Together
1. Caleb and Cody Martin Nevada 2018/South and 2019/West North Carolina State transfers combined for 37 points, 11 rebounds and six steals in 69-68 L vs. Final Four-bound Loyola of Chicago; 35 points and 11 rebounds in helping the Wolf Pack set NCAA-playoff record comeback (erasing 22-point second-half deficit to defeat Cincinnati, 75-73); 33 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in 87-83 overtime W vs. Texas, plus 42 points, 13 rebounds and 7 steals in 70-61 L vs. Florida.
2. Johnny and Eddie O'Brien Seattle 1953/West Combined for 63 points in 88-77 W vs. Idaho State, 33 points in 92-70 L vs. Washington before 46 points in 80-64 W vs. Wyoming.
3. Brook and Robin Lopez Stanford 2007/South and 2008/South Combined for 21 points (game-high 18 by Brook) and 11 rebounds in 78-58 L vs. Louisville; 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 blocks (5 by Robin) in 77-53 W vs. Cornell; 48 points (game-high 30 by Brook), 13 rebounds (game-high 9 by Robin) and 4 blocks in 82-81 overtime W vs. Marquette; 32 points (game-high 26 by Brook) and 15 rebounds (game-high 10 by Brook) in 82-62 L vs. Texas.
4. Jarvis and Jonas Hayes Georgia 2002/East Western Carolina transfers combined for 45 points and 19 rebounds in 85-68 W vs. Murray State and 32 points and 15 rebounds in 77-75 L vs. Southern Illinois.
5. Jarron and Jason Collins Stanford 2000/South and 2001/West Combined for 15 points and 12 rebounds in 84-65 win vs. South Carolina State; 12 points and 10 rebounds in 60-53 L vs. North Carolina; 33 points (game-high 25 by Jason), 14 rebounds and 4 blocks in 89-60 W vs. UNC Greensboro; 37 points (team-high 22 by Jason) and 15 rebounds in 90-83 W vs. St. Joseph's; 29 points and 15 rebounds (game-high 8 by Jason) in 78-65 W vs. Cincinnati, plus 21 points and 7 rebounds in 87-73 L vs. Maryland.
6. Marcus and Markieff Morris Kansas 2009/Midwest, 2010/Midwest and 2011/Southwest Combined for 10 points and 10 rebounds in 84-74 W vs. North Dakota State; 2 points and 5 rebounds in 60-43 W vs. Dayton; 6 points and 9 rebounds in 67-62 L vs. Michigan State; 28 points (game-high 26 by Marcus) and 13 rebounds (game-high 10 by Marcus) in 90-74 W vs. Lehigh; 26 points (game-high 16 by Marcus) and 7 rebounds in 69-67 L vs. Northern Iowa; 31 points (team-high 16 by Marcus) and 17 rebounds (game-high 9 by Marcus) in 72-53 W vs. Boston University; 41 points (game-high 24 by Markieff) and 24 rebounds (game-high 12 by Marcus and Markieff) in 73-59 W vs. Illinois; 18 points and 13 rebounds in 77-57 W vs. Richmond, plus 33 points (team-high 20 by Marcus) and 28 rebounds (game-high 16 by Marcus) in 71-61 L vs. VCU.
7. Lloyd and Floyd Kerr Colorado State 1969/Midwest Combined for 28 points and 12 rebounds in 52-50 W vs. Dayton, 26 points and 12 rebounds in 64-56 W vs. Colorado and 33 points and 14 rebounds in 84-77 L vs. Drake.
8. Aaron and Andrew Harrison Kentucky 2014/Midwest and 2015/Midwest Combined for 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in 56-49 W vs. Kansas State; 39 points (team-high 20 by Andrew) in 78-76 W vs. Wichita State; 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 74-69 W vs. Louisville; 20 points in 75-72 W vs. Michigan; 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in 74-73 W vs. Wisconsin; 15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in 60-54 L vs. UConn; 17 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in 79-56 W vs. Hampton; 18 points (game-high 13 by Aaron) in 64-51 W vs. Cincinnati; 25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in 78-39 W vs. West Virginia; 13 points and 7 rebounds in 68-66 W vs. Notre Dame, plus 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 71-64 L vs. Wisconsin.
9. Carl and Charles Thomas Eastern Michigan 1988/Midwest and 1991/East Charles scored 12 points in 108-90 L vs. Pitt; combined for 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in 76-56 W vs. MS State; 18 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists in 71-68 overtime W vs. Penn State, plus 35 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals in 93-67 L vs. North Carolina.
10. Barry and Garry Nelson Duquesne 1969/East and 1971/East Combined for 24 points and 23 rebounds (game-high 18 by Garry) in 74-52 W vs. St. Joseph's; 18 points and 10 rebounds in 79-78 L vs. North Carolina; 6 points and 8 rebounds in 75-72 W vs. St. John's, plus 17 points and 16 rebounds in 70-65 L vs. Penn.
11. Joey and Stephen Graham Oklahoma State 2004/East and 2005/Midwest UCF transfers combined for 10 points and 4 rebounds in 75-56 W vs. Eastern Washington; Joey scored team-high 21 points in 70-53 W vs. Memphis; combined for 11 points in 63-51 W vs. Pittsburgh; Joey collected 17 points and 11 rebounds in 64-62 W vs. St. Joseph's; Joey had team highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds while Stephen contributed two points in 67-65 L vs. Georgia Tech; combined for 9 points in 63-50 W vs. Southeastern Louisiana; 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in 85-77 W vs. Southern Illinois, plus 31 points (game-high 26 by Joey) in 79-78 L vs. Arizona.
12. Fousseyni and Hassan Drame Saint Peter's 2022/East Combined for 11 points and 10 rebounds in 85-79 upset of Kentucky; 10 points and 14 rebounds in 70-60 W vs. Murray State; 12 points in 67-64 W vs. Purdue, plus 19 points and 7 rebounds in 69-49 L to eventual national runner-up North Carolina.
13. Bill and Bob Jenkins Valparaiso 1998/Midwest Bill grabbed game-high 11 rebounds and Bob chipped in with a couple of caroms in 70-69 W vs. Ole Miss; Bill grabbed game-high nine rebounds and Bob contributed four boards in 83-77 overtime W vs. Florida State, plus Bob grabbed game-high eight rebounds and Bill retrieved five missed shots in 74-68 L vs. Rhode Island.
14. Clifford and Beauford Minx Missouri 1944/West Combined for 25 points in 61-46 W vs. Pepperdine after combining for 10 points in 45-35 L vs. Utah.
15. Keegan and Kris Murray Iowa 2022/Midwest Combined for 24 points (team-high 21 by Keegan), 14 rebounds (team-high 9 by Keegan) and 3 steals in 67-63 L vs. Richmond.
16. David and Travis Wear UCLA 2013/South and 2014/South North Carolina transfers combined for 14 points and 11 rebounds in 83-63 L vs. Minnesota; 12 points and 4 rebounds in 76-59 W vs. Tulsa; 9 points and 6 rebounds in 77-60 W vs. Stephen F. Austin, plus 21 points and 8 rebounds in 79-68 L vs. Florida.
17. Johnny and Jordan Davis Wisconsin 2021/South and 2022/Midwest Combined for 9 points in 85-62 W vs. North Carolina and 20 points (team-high 17 by Johnny) in 54-49 L vs. Iowa State.
18. Dwayne and Dwight Praylow Wichita State 1987/Midwest and 1988/Midwest Combined for 17 points and five steals in 83-62 L vs. DePaul after Dwight collected 16 points and four rebounds in 57-55 L vs. St. John's.
19. Kalib and Keylan Boone Oklahoma State 2021/Midwest Combined for six points and five rebounds in 69-60 W vs. Liberty before Keylan grabbed team-high eight rebounds to go with 13 points and Kalib contributed four points in 80-70 L vs. Oregon State.
20. Sammie and Simeon Haley Missouri 1995/West Juco transfers combined for 8 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in 65-60 W vs. Indiana plus 5 points in 75-74 L vs. UCLA.