Jayden Quaintance (born July 11, 2007) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and Kentucky Wildcats.[1]
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| Born | July 11, 2007 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | |||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | |||||||||||
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Early life and high school
editQuaintance grew up in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He moved to Phoenix, Arizona before the start of high school and enrolled at Hillcrest Prep.[3] Quaintance transferred again to Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina before his sophomore year.[4] He also reclassified from the class of 2025 to 2024.[5] Quaintance was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year.[6]
Recruiting
editQuaintance was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class, according to major recruiting services.[7][8] He committed to play college basketball at Kentucky over offers from Missouri, Florida, South Florida, and Ohio State.[9] Quaintance signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for the Wildcats on November 15, 2023, during the early signing period.[10] 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.[11] On April 29, 2024, Quaintance announced his commitment to Arizona State.
College
editQuaintance played one season with Arizona State, playing 24 games and averaging 9.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.[12] In February 2025, he injured his knee and missed the remainder of the season. He had knee surgery on March 19.[13] Following the season, he entered the transfer portal.[14] He later announced he would transfer to Kentucky, where he had originally committed to play his freshman year.[15]
National team career
editQuaintance 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.[16]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Quaintance commits to Kentucky for 2nd time". ESPN.com. 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pilgrim, Jack (July 29, 2023). "Jayden Quaintance talks reclass decision, Kentucky offer: "It seems like a good fit"". On3.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Jardy, Adam (August 7, 2023). "Five-star native Ohioan Jayden Quaintance considering Ohio State in 2024 class". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ Dutcher, Christian Riley (November 10, 2023). "Top-10 prospect Quaintance lists Mizzou as finalist". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (November 14, 2023). "Kentucky improves recruiting class with Jayden Quaintance". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ Haste, Adam (November 15, 2023). "Jayden Quaintance and Travis Perry officially sign with Kentucky". ASeaOfBlue.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "5-star center requests release from Kentucky NLI". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Jayden Quaintance College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ↑ "ASU's Quaintance has knee surgery, eyes portal". ESPN.com. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ↑ "Why Jayden Quaintance, Arizona State's star 17-year-old, is the most unique transfer portal entrant ever". CBSSports.com. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ↑ O'Reilly, Alexander (2025-05-07). "Mark Pope's latest transfer portal addition, Jayden Quaintance sends clear message ahead of first season with Kentucky". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2024). "Sources: Jayden Quaintance wants out of Kentucky commitment". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ↑ Jardy, Adam (September 11, 2023). "Ohio State official visit surprised Jayden Quaintance's family". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Jayden Quaintance". UK Athletics. 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2025-12-28.