Bobby Hurley, Arizona State basketball turn heads with Jayden Quaintance commitment
Where did that come from?
Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley and his program turned heads Monday morning when ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Sun Devils had received a commitment from Jayden Quaintance.
Quaintance had been committed to Kentucky before John Calipari left the Wildcats for Arkansas. He is just 16 years old and won't be eligible for the NBA Draft until 2026.
Quaintance is the No. 2 center in ESPN's Top 100 prospects. He is also the highest-rated commitment to the ASU basketball team in the school's history.
The commitment of such a highly rated prospect (5 stars) definitely turned heads on social media for the Sun Devils.
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Social media reacted to the news of Jayden Quaintance's commitment to ASU:
Jayden Quaintance was the highest-ranked uncommitted prospect left on the board in the 2024 class. Huge pickup for Bobby Hurley. https://t.co/OumxJfrkGF
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) April 29, 2024
With a 247Sports Composite grade of .9970, Jayden Quaintance is the highest-rated hoops commitment in ASU history, ahead of Josh Christopher at .9967.
Quaintance, 6-foot-9 with a 7-foot-3 wingspan, reclassified from 2025 to 2024. He's not eligible for the NBA Draft until 2026.— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) April 29, 2024
BREAKING: Arizona State lands a commitment from 5 ⭐️ Jayden Quaintance.
Quaintance is ranked as the No. 2 center in ESPN’s Top 100 prospects pic.twitter.com/goz3Ce4NYn— PHNX Sun Devils (@PHNX_SunDevils) April 29, 2024
The father of Jayden Quaintance, ASU five-star 2024 center commit.
"We went out on the visit and it was right. Arizona State has a former teammate of Jayden's from Dream City Christian where he played as a freshman and Jayden is really familiar with the state of Arizona so it…— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) April 29, 2024
Arizona State lands a MASSIVE commitment from 5 ⭐️ center Jayden Quaintance.
Quaintance chose ASU over Alabama, Kentucky, NC State, Baylor, Kansas and several others. Bobby Hurley isn’t messing around. https://t.co/2WewYnCcz3— Anthony Totri (@Anthony_Totri) April 29, 2024
5⭐️ Jayden Quaintance just committed to Arizona State 🚨@slam_university pic.twitter.com/nTxX7gvSHY
— SLAM HS Hoops (@SLAM_HS) April 29, 2024
BREAKING: 5 Star center Jayden Quaintance has commited to Arizona State, per @wojespn. Quaintance is the number 8 prospect in the 2024 class 247Sports and is just 16 years old. pic.twitter.com/fDyt7MuGfb
— Inferno Intel (@InfernoIntel) April 29, 2024
To add context to this morning's news...@Rivals began its rankings with the class of 2003. Here are @SunDevilHoops' top-20 overall commits in that era:
No. 8 - Jayden Quaintance, 2024 (current ranking, not yet signed)
No. 11 - James Harden, 2007
No. 12 - Josh Christopher, 2020— Joe Healey (@JoeHealey42) April 29, 2024
Five-star big man Jayden Quaintance has committed to Arizona State! 🔱⬆️@qjayhoops pic.twitter.com/vBoke1aFpQ
— BallerTV (@BallerTV) April 29, 2024
BREAKING:
ASU lands five-star center Jayden Quaintance. The 6-10 post player is ranked the no. 8 prospect in the 2024 class.
This is the highest-ranked prospect (according to Rivals) to ever commit to the program.
An absolutely MONSTER addition for Bobby Hurley.— ASU Hoops Central (@ASU_Hoops) April 29, 2024
NEWS: 2024 5⭐️ Jayden Quaintance has committed to Arizona State and Bobby Hurley, first by @wojespn.
Quaintance, a McDonald’s All-American, also took a visit to Louisville last Friday. He was originally committed to Kentucky before John Calipari departed for Arkansas.
#16 in… pic.twitter.com/7yAki4BIWf— 24/7 High School Hoops (@247HSHoops) April 29, 2024
BREAKING: 5 Star center Jayden Quaintance has commited to Arizona State
ASU is loading up for the Big12 @tempebarstool pic.twitter.com/v0L7jGS33l— Barstool Big12 (@BarstoolBig12) April 29, 2024
If all goes well, ASU could have blue-chip commit Jayden Quaintance in Tempe for up to two seasons.
Quaintance is only 16 years old and will not be one-and-done eligible in accordance with the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement. He reclassified from 2025 to 2024 last summer.— Noah Furtado (@_noahfurtado) April 29, 2024
The top available HS prospect in America, Jayden Quaintance has committed to Arizona State, per @wojespn.
Huge pick up for ASU - but worth noting, he will play two years of college hoops because of age.
Could be a high-profile player to watch for next year's portal cycle pic.twitter.com/F4VXy68Mxb— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) April 29, 2024
i can’t believe jayden quaintance is a sun devil
— Damon Allred (@iamdamonallred) April 29, 2024
Jayden Quaintance's move to Arizona State is a head scratcher.
— Anthony Wireman (@awireman) April 29, 2024
Jayden Quaintance has committed to Arizona State. No offense to ASU but ASU isn’t Memphis, Arkansas, Kentucky, or Louisville quality.
Big pay day for the young man.— Will Flowers (@wof829) April 29, 2024
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