Kentucky landed five-star forward Jayden Quaintance on Tuesday, giving a huge boost to John Calipari's recruiting class and pushing it into the top three nationally.
Quaintance picked Kentucky over Missouri, although he also took visits to Florida, South Florida and Ohio State.
A 6-foot-9 power forward from Cleveland who attends Word of God Christian Academy (North Carolina), Quaintance is ranked No. 14 in the ESPN 100 for the 2024 class the No. 3 player at his position in the country.
He was originally a member of the 2025 class, but reclassified in 2024. Because he only turned 16 years old in July and therefore won't turn 19 until 2026 he will have to spend two years at Kentucky before entering the NBA draft.
Quaintance averaged 14.5 points and 11.1 rebounds in the Overtime Elite league last season, following it up by averaging 9.9 points and 6.2 rebounds with Team Thad on the Nike EYBL circuit this past spring and summer.
He also represented USA Basketball with the U16 team at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship last summer, putting up 6.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in six games en route to a gold medal.
He's off to a strong start so far this season, going for 23 points and eight rebounds against City Reapers and 14 points and eight boards against Cold Hearts in Overtime Elite action earlier this month.