Former Arizona State star Jayden Quaintance, a potential top-five pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, committed to Mark Pope and Kentucky on Tuesday, 247Sports' Eric Bossi confirms. Quaintance was the No. 6 overall transfer available in the 247Sports rankings and is perhaps the best NBA Draft prospect ever to enter the transfer portal.

Jayden Quaintance is a projected lottery pick for the 2026 NBA draft, and as such, colleges were after his services. He had originally committed to the Wildcats but requested a release from his letter of intent when Calipari left the program.

Former Arizona State player Jayden Quaintance has committed to Kentucky, according to a report, his second time committing to the SEC school.

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Quaintance was originally committed to Kentucky as part of the 2025 class but flipped to Arizona State after the departure of John Calipari. In his freshman season, he averaged 9.4 points, 7.9 rebounds,

Former UK basketball high school commit Jayden Quaintance is finally coming to Kentucky after picking the Wildcats again from the NCAA transfer portal.