The Kentucky Wildcats had three players that participated in the McDonald’s All-American game on Tuesday night. In a three-part series, we’ll look at all of their experiences at the game, and Jayden Quaintance is the second.
Quaintance is Kentucky’s top rated 2024 recruit, coming in inside the top ten for most services. The 6’9″, 200 lb center is ranked second has his position in his class.
Playing for the East squad, Quaintance showed his abilities on both ends of the floor during the game. He scored seven points on three-of-four shooting, and added seven rebounds.
Like Karter Knox, Quaintance had only good things to say about the time he spent practicing for, and playing in, the McDonald’s All-American game:
It’s a real fun experience getting to compete against the top guys and kind of test where I stack up against everybody. I feel really blessed to be at this event and hope I can do big things.
He also commented on his status as a two-year player for Kentucky due to his age and reclassification to the 2024 class:
The goal has always been to improve as much as possible so I’m just trying to develop as much as I can while I’m there. I’m going to get the experience for two years that a lot of players don’t get so it’s an exciting opportunity for sure.
Quaintance has all the tools to be a star for the Wildcats, and will get every opportunity. The frontcourt promises to be a talented one for Coach Cal, but this soon-to-be Freshman could wind up the best of them.