Placide twins schedule official men’s basketball recruiting visit to Kansas
Gavin and Gallagher Placide, brothers who wish to play college basketball at the same school, will take an official recruiting visit to Kansas on Aug. 25-27, On3.com reported Tuesday.
The twins, who will play at Faith Family Academy in Texas during the 2025-26 school year after previously attending Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, will also visit LSU (Aug. 29-31), Wake Forest (Sept. 2-4), Mississippi State (Sept. 8-10), Florida State (Sept. 12-14) and North Carolina State (Sept. 19-21). They’ve also heard from coaches from Kansas State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Cal, Iowa, Saint Louis, Mississippi and others.
Gavin Placide is a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward ranked No. 33 in the Class of 2026 by Rivals, No, 55 by ESPN and No. 63 by 247Sports. Gallagher Placide is a 6-9, 215-pound forward ranked No. 67 by Rivals and No. 147 by 247Sports.
The twins, who were offered scholarships by KU on July 15, are originally from Denver, Colorado.
Here is what The Basketball Tribune had to say about Gavin and Gallagher Placide, after watching them play at an AAU event this summer: “Gavin dominated the paint and is a rim protector on defense. Great feel for the game and understands how to move without the ball. He played multiple positions offensively and moves his feet well defensively on screen and roll plays. They both have similar games to 16-year NBA veteran Taj Gibson. Gallagher made an impact on both ends of the court, knocking down multiple long-range 3s, and showed off his athleticism as a defender and in transition. High basketball IQ and high character.”
Rivals analyst Jamie Shaw scouted the Placide twins at DMV Live event this summer.
“There was a calming nature with Gavin Placide on the floor. Not only did that have to do with his even-keel demeanor, but it also came with a trust factor. Throughout the course of his play, you trusted that Placide would be able to accomplish a positive play for his team. He played well close to the basket, securing rebounds and getting points 5-feet and in,” Shaw wrote at Rivals.com. “He was also able to show his ball skills, pushing the break and getting his team into sets. He played with good balance, facing the rim, and cut with a purpose off-ball to apply pressure on the defense. ...
“Gallagher Placide is an intriguing player, one whose skill set might translate better at the highest levels in college,” Shaw continued. “In the 6-9 range, Placide is a versatile defender, able to slide, switch and guard down a lineup on any given possession. His offensive game is coming around. Knocking down the corner 3 consistently, he showed balance on the ball in the halfcourt. Placide is able to take advantages away on the defensive end while pulling gravity to open spacing on the offensive end.”
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“Both players are skilled forwards, with emerging wing skills and the ability to shoot the 3, but with size and frames that would fit as high-major stretch-4s,” wrote Mike Schumann of thedailyhoosier.com.
This story was originally published August 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM.
