Jayden Quaintance

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

Recruiting
Quaintance is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class, according to major recruiting services. He committed to play college basketball at Kentucky over offers from Missouri, Florida, South Florida, and Ohio State. Quaintance signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for the Wildcats on November 15, 2023, during the early signing period. 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. 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.

Personal life
Quaintance's father, Haminn Quaintance, played college basketball at Jacksonville and Kent State.