Arizona State basketball recruiting: Five-star C Jayden Quaintance is top-rated recruit in Sun Devils history

Quaintance originally signed with Kentucky, but committed to Arizona State on Monday

By Cameron Salerno Apr 29, 2024 at 12:55 pm ET• 2 min read

Five-star center Jayden Quaintance, the top uncommitted prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle by 247Sports, committed to Arizona State on Monday. The former Kentucky signee requested a release from his National Letter of Intent shortly after John Calipari departed for the vacant job at Arkansas. 

Quaintance is Arizona State's highest rated recruit since 247Sports began its rankings in 2000 and is just the second five-star recruit Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley has landed, joining Josh Christopher, who committed to ASU in the 2020 recruiting cycle. The Sun Devils 2024 recruiting class now ranks No. 14 in the 247Sports team rankings.

Quaintance ranks as the No. 8 overall player in his recruiting class and the second-ranked center behind Duke signee Khaman Maluach. Quaintance won't turn 17 until July, which makes him ineligible for the 2025 NBA Draft. NBA rules state that a player must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft, which opens the door for Quaintance to play two seasons in college.