Freshman star Jayden Quaintance is recovering from a torn ACL — and that is not even the worst information for Arizona State followers.
The ahead’s father, Haminn Quaintance, advised ESPN on Wednesday that the projected 2026 NBA lottery choose will discover coming into the switch portal.
“We’re seeking to put the proper folks round him,” Haminn Quaintance stated.
Jayden Quaintance had surgical procedure on his proper knee on March 19 on the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix and is predicted to be cleared for contact in September, placing him on observe for the beginning of the 2025-26 season.
“He is already forward of schedule, the physician says,” Quaintance’s father stated.
A consensus five-star prospect within the 2024 recruiting class, the 6-foot-9 Cleveland native selected the Solar Devils after initially committing to Kentucky.
He averaged 9.4 factors, 7.9 rebounds and a pair of.6 blocked pictures in 24 video games (all begins) for Arizona State this season. He made the Large 12 All-Defensive and All-Freshman groups however the Solar Devils completed 13-20 (4-16).
“I am planning on coming again higher than final 12 months,” he advised ESPN. “I am already attacking my rehab aggressively.”
Quaintance graduated from highschool a 12 months early and was solely 16 when he arrived on the Tempe campus. He’s not sufficiently old to be eligible for the 2025 NBA Draft as a result of he would not flip 19 till July 2026.
–Area Degree Media