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The University of Utah Athletics
Featuring the Runnin’ Utes: Gabe and Mason Madsen
3/4/2025 10:30 AM | Men's Basketball
The elite three-point shooting twins look to earn one last win inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Senior Day
Gabe and Mason Madsen are two of the most connected people when they step on the court, knowing what each other is going to do before it even happens. This lethal link shines when it comes to knocking down shots from beyond the arc, but it also displays the bond they've shared throughout their lives.
The twins were born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, sharing all of their core memories together as the two were inseparable.
"It's hard to even explain to people," Gabe Madsen said. "Especially when you play sport together, it's like the amount of time that we've spent together is insane. The things that we've instilled in each other, the amount of time we spend with each other, playing one-on-one, playing on the same team, it's just awesome. It's hard to really put into words what that relationship is, but it's special. I feel very lucky to have a twin. I want to have twins some day because I think it's such a cool relationship."
Gabe and Mason were surrounded by sports growing up, playing soccer, baseball, and basketball while their father Luke was their head coach since they were seven years old. The two brothers didn't start taking basketball seriously until they moved to Guangzhou, China for a year. Once returning to the United States, the two began their basketball rise. Mason and Gabe were always the top players on their team, spending their final three high school seasons at Mayo Senior High School in Rochester, Minn. Both Mason and Gabe recorded over 2,000 points during their time in high school and led the run to their school's first appearance in the Section One Class 4A Championship game since 2008. Preparing to play in their final high school game together, the title game was cancelled due to COVID-19, and their high school career had abruptly ended.
In their next step, the Madsen twins committed to the University of Cincinnati to begin their college careers. While the journey was unchartered territory for the two, their bond found some security through the unknown.
"It definitely made the transition a little bit easier, just having somebody that you've been around for a long time in a new situation like that. It was cool. It was the first time we got to be away from home with each other and have a little more freedom and whatnot," Gabe said.
While Mason spent two years with the Bearcats, Gabe only spent six months with the program before stepping away. Once the offseason hit, Gabe committed to the University of Utah to spend his final four years in Salt Lake City while Mason played another season with the Bearcats before spending his next two seasons at Boston College. After the two had been separated for nearly three and a half years, a door opened to bring the two together again. The goal was to bring Mason to Utah and after a year of speculation, the opportunity finally arrived.
"We always floated the idea around when we found out we would probably get that extra year because of COVID," Gabe said. "We thought it would be cool to finish it out together. I told Coach Smith the year before that my brother would be willing to come out here if he wanted. It just didn't really work out that year because we had already got some guys or whatnot. But then when the last season started to wrap up, [Coach Smith] just started to just float that idea back to me."
With their lone season in Salt Lake City together taking shape, the two sit first and second on the team in three-pointers made. In addition to leading the conference, Gabe also owns the school's 3-point record and currently sits at 299 as a Runnin' Ute while notching his 300th career triple in a win over Arizona State. While the product of their three-point game is exceptional, the work put into it is unseen.
"The special thing is that we both know how much went into it," Mason said. "Everyone else sees it and thinks we're great shooters, but we know there were so many days that would end in tears, when you're changing your shot and whatnot. I think that even being able to be here when [Gabe] broke the three-point record, I think that was so cool, and something we'll both remember forever. Just all the hours that went into it, I think that's mostly why it's so cool."
With senior day slated to mark Gabe and Mason's final home game with the Runnin' Utes, the fondest memories they'll never forget are those off the court.
"It's all the little stuff that's not even basketball, just being able to be with each other…Obviously, some of the basketball stuff is pretty special too, but being able to create some more memories together in our last year of college, it's like the little stuff we'll remember," Gabe said.
"I think being together like taking car rides together every single day and stuff like that," Mason said. "We would call each other every single day, but to be able to be back in person and not have to be as intentional about just spending time because it just happens, it's pretty cool."
The Madsen brothers will lead the charge in the final home game of their careers on Tuesday, March 4, as the Runnin' Utes host the West Virginia Mountaineers for their eighth meeting in program history.
The twins were born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, sharing all of their core memories together as the two were inseparable.
"It's hard to even explain to people," Gabe Madsen said. "Especially when you play sport together, it's like the amount of time that we've spent together is insane. The things that we've instilled in each other, the amount of time we spend with each other, playing one-on-one, playing on the same team, it's just awesome. It's hard to really put into words what that relationship is, but it's special. I feel very lucky to have a twin. I want to have twins some day because I think it's such a cool relationship."
Gabe and Mason were surrounded by sports growing up, playing soccer, baseball, and basketball while their father Luke was their head coach since they were seven years old. The two brothers didn't start taking basketball seriously until they moved to Guangzhou, China for a year. Once returning to the United States, the two began their basketball rise. Mason and Gabe were always the top players on their team, spending their final three high school seasons at Mayo Senior High School in Rochester, Minn. Both Mason and Gabe recorded over 2,000 points during their time in high school and led the run to their school's first appearance in the Section One Class 4A Championship game since 2008. Preparing to play in their final high school game together, the title game was cancelled due to COVID-19, and their high school career had abruptly ended.
In their next step, the Madsen twins committed to the University of Cincinnati to begin their college careers. While the journey was unchartered territory for the two, their bond found some security through the unknown.
"It definitely made the transition a little bit easier, just having somebody that you've been around for a long time in a new situation like that. It was cool. It was the first time we got to be away from home with each other and have a little more freedom and whatnot," Gabe said.
While Mason spent two years with the Bearcats, Gabe only spent six months with the program before stepping away. Once the offseason hit, Gabe committed to the University of Utah to spend his final four years in Salt Lake City while Mason played another season with the Bearcats before spending his next two seasons at Boston College. After the two had been separated for nearly three and a half years, a door opened to bring the two together again. The goal was to bring Mason to Utah and after a year of speculation, the opportunity finally arrived.
"We always floated the idea around when we found out we would probably get that extra year because of COVID," Gabe said. "We thought it would be cool to finish it out together. I told Coach Smith the year before that my brother would be willing to come out here if he wanted. It just didn't really work out that year because we had already got some guys or whatnot. But then when the last season started to wrap up, [Coach Smith] just started to just float that idea back to me."
With their lone season in Salt Lake City together taking shape, the two sit first and second on the team in three-pointers made. In addition to leading the conference, Gabe also owns the school's 3-point record and currently sits at 299 as a Runnin' Ute while notching his 300th career triple in a win over Arizona State. While the product of their three-point game is exceptional, the work put into it is unseen.
"The special thing is that we both know how much went into it," Mason said. "Everyone else sees it and thinks we're great shooters, but we know there were so many days that would end in tears, when you're changing your shot and whatnot. I think that even being able to be here when [Gabe] broke the three-point record, I think that was so cool, and something we'll both remember forever. Just all the hours that went into it, I think that's mostly why it's so cool."
With senior day slated to mark Gabe and Mason's final home game with the Runnin' Utes, the fondest memories they'll never forget are those off the court.
"It's all the little stuff that's not even basketball, just being able to be with each other…Obviously, some of the basketball stuff is pretty special too, but being able to create some more memories together in our last year of college, it's like the little stuff we'll remember," Gabe said.
"I think being together like taking car rides together every single day and stuff like that," Mason said. "We would call each other every single day, but to be able to be back in person and not have to be as intentional about just spending time because it just happens, it's pretty cool."
The Madsen brothers will lead the charge in the final home game of their careers on Tuesday, March 4, as the Runnin' Utes host the West Virginia Mountaineers for their eighth meeting in program history.
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