Jayden Quaintance
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||
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| Born | July 11, 2007 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||
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Jayden Quaintance is an American basketball player who currently attends Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.