Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self and his staff have recently offered scholarships to Gavin and Gallagher Placide, twin brothers.
Both are top 150 recruits for 2026, according to 247Sports. Gavin is ranked 62nd, and Gallagher is at 118. While both are listed as power forwards, Gavin is the taller of the two at 6-foot-10, two inches taller than his brother.
Blessed to Receive an offer from The University of Kansas! Thank you to coach Case and The rest of the staff. AGTG pic.twitter.com/BoY2K7UDhn
— Gavin Placide (@Gav1placide) July 15, 2025
Kansas fans will fondly recall that this isn’t the first time Self has recruited twin forwards. In 2008, the Jayhawks brought in twin power forwards Marcus and Markieff Morris. That worked out pretty well.
Recruiting power forward twins could work out well again for Kansas basketball
Like the Placide twins, Markieff was 6-foot-10, and his brother was two inches shorter. History shows that Marcus was the more successful of the two at KU, but both made significant contributions.
Marcus averaged 12.6 points per game and 6.2 rebounds in his three years with the Jayhawks. He was spectacular in his junior year, averaging 17.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and shooting 62 percent from the field.
Markieff wasn’t quite as good as his brother, averaging 8.5 points and 6.1 rebounds in three seasons. Like Marcus, Markieff’s junior year was stellar. He averaged 13.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 blocks. From the field, Markieff shot 62.5 percent overall and 42.4 percent from three-point range.
Markieff was an All-Big 12 second team selection as a junior, and Marcus was the Big 12 Player of the Year. After that season, both moved on to the NBA, where they enjoyed productive careers.
Marcus played for eight teams over 13 seasons, averaging 12 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game. His 1,300 made three-pointers are the 81st-most in NBA history.
Markieff just finished up his 14th NBA season, also playing for eight different teams, and he’s averaged 10.2 points and 4.9 rebounds.
The Placide brothers would be very fortunate if they came to Kansas and enjoyed the same successes that the Morris twins did at KU and in the NBA. It would be great to see them commit to the Jayhawks and possibly carve out similar careers under Self’s tutelage. That seems like a lot to expect, but it would be awesome to see them both wearing the crimson and blue next season.