Jayden Quaintance

Jayden Quaintance
No. 21 – Arizona State Sun Devils
PositionPower forward
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2007-07-11) July 11, 2007 (age 17)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeArizona State (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mexico Team

Jayden Quaintance (born July 11, 2007) is an American college basketball player for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Early life and high school

Quaintance grew up in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] He moved to Phoenix, Arizona before the start of high school and enrolled at Hillcrest Prep.[2] Quaintance transferred again to Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina before his sophomore year.[3] He also reclassified from the class of 2025 to 2024.[4] Quaintance was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year.[5]

Recruiting

Quaintance is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class, according to major recruiting services.[6][7] He committed to play college basketball at Kentucky over offers from Missouri, Florida, South Florida, and Ohio State.[8] Quaintance signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for the Wildcats on November 15, 2023, during the early signing period.[9] However, he requested a release from his NLI on April 10, 2024, shortly after Kentucky head coach John Calipari left the program to become the head coach at Arkansas.[10] On April 29, 2024 Quaintance announced his commitment to Arizona State.

National team career

Quaintance played for the United States national under-16 team at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship. He averaged 6.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in six games as the United States won the gold medal.[11]

Personal life

Quaintance's father, Haminn Quaintance, played college basketball at Jacksonville and Kent State.[12]

References

  1. ^ Goul, Matt (September 22, 2022). "CVCA's Darryn Peterson, Cleveland native Jayden Quaintance invited to USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp". Cleveland.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Patton, Andy (October 12, 2022). "Dana Altman extends offer to 4-star center Jayden Quanintance in class of 2025". Ducks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Drummond, Cameron (August 29, 2023). "More five-star recruits set visits to Kentucky basketball, and other UK recruiting news". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Pilgrim, Jack (July 29, 2023). "Jayden Quaintance talks reclass decision, Kentucky offer: "It seems like a good fit"". On3.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Drummond, Cameron (April 3, 2024). "McDonald's All-American Game featured three future Kentucky players. Here's who impressed". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Jardy, Adam (August 7, 2023). "Five-star native Ohioan Jayden Quaintance considering Ohio State in 2024 class". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Dutcher, Christian Riley (November 10, 2023). "Top-10 prospect Quaintance lists Mizzou as finalist". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Borzello, Jeff (November 14, 2023). "Kentucky improves recruiting class with Jayden Quaintance". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Haste, Adam (November 15, 2023). "Jayden Quaintance and Travis Perry officially sign with Kentucky". ASeaOfBlue.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "5-star center requests release from Kentucky NLI". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2024). "Sources: Jayden Quaintance wants out of Kentucky commitment". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  12. ^ Jardy, Adam (September 11, 2023). "Ohio State official visit surprised Jayden Quaintance's family". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 21, 2024.