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Zach Tow
Position Forward Height- 6-5 Weight- 220 Class- Senior Hometown- Madisonville, KY High School- North Hopkins HS Major- Business Administration-
Management & Finance
2024-25: Played in two games on the year … Made Kentucky debut vs. LSU in home finale … Saw action in NCAA Tournament first round win over Troy.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-District and First Team All-Region at Madisonville North Hopkins High School … Averaged 12.5 points and 11.5 rebounds as a high school senior in 2021-22 … Reached the Elite Eight of the KHSAA High School State Tournament in 2019.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 22 in Evansville, Indiana … Parents are Brandon and Heather … Has two siblings, Jordan and Kaylee … Sister Kaylee was an All-American in softball at the University of Alabama … Attended Madisonville North Hopkins High School where he was top 10 in his class … Favorite basketball memory is playing in the state tournament at Rupp Arena … Favorite food is steak … Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones … Favorite former Kentucky player is Devin Booker.
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Position Forward Height- 6-10.5 Weight- 255 Class- Sophmore Hometown- Cleveland, Ohio Previous School- Arizona Sate High School- Word of God Christian Academy Major- Communication
Jayden Quaintance
2024-25( at Arizona State): Started all 24 games in which he played with the Sun Devils, averaging 9.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.5 assists while shooting 52.5 percent from the field … Big 12 All-Freshman Team … Big 12 All-Defensive Team … Named to the National Defensive Player of the Year Watch List in early February … Set Arizona State freshman records for total blocked shots( 63) and rebounds per game( 7.9) despite missing the latter portions of the season after suffering a torn ACL on Feb. 23 … Only player in the country to reach a combined 90 steals and blocks in fewer than 25 games … Had 11 games scoring in double figures and posted six double-doubles … Led Sun Devils in blocks in 19 games and in rebounds 16 times … Scored 18 points at Kansas State … Tallied a season-high 20 points against UCF on Jan. 14, also blocking five shots … Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Deb. 23 following breakout performance vs. UMass in which he scored 19 points to go along with 11 rebounds and four blocks … Posted first career double-double against St. Thomas, scoring 13 points while corralling 14 rebounds … Swatted a season-high six shots in his collegiate debut vs. Idaho State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus five-star prospect … McDonald’ s All-American … Averaged 17.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 1.4 steals and 1.4 assists per game as part of the Overtime Elite high school league as a junior … After reclassifying from the class of 2025 to the class of 2024, Quaintance averaged 9.9 points, 6.2 boards, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 assists on the Nike grassroots circuit in the summer of 2023 … Represented Team USA at the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, winning a gold medal.
PERSONAL: Son of Carla and Hammin … Born July 11, 2007 … Siblings are Jia, Jasmin, Jace, Jaxson and Josiah … Father, Haminn, played basketball at Kent State and Jacksonville … Enjoys watching anime and playing chess in spare time … Favorite chain restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite movie is Into the Spider- Verse … Favorite TV show is One Piece … Dunked for the first time when he was 13-years-old … Favorite basketball player is Kyrie Irving … Favorite former Kentucky player is Anthony Davis.
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