Jayden Quaintance only Arizona State player to earn All-Big 12 basketball honors

It was a rough first season in the Big 12 for the Arizona State men's basketball team.

The Sun Devils finished second-to-last in the conference at 4-16 and lost 11 of their last 12 games. So it wasn't surprising to see Arizona State almost shut out of the All-Big 12 awards that were released on Monday.

The one bright spot? Freshman Jayden Quaintance — the youngest player in college basketball. Quaintance, who won't turn 18 until July, was named to the All-Defensive team and All-Newcomer team.

A five-star recruit, Quaintance stands 6-foot-9, but he boasts a 7-foot-3 wingspan. He had eight games with four or more blocked shots this season, including back-to-back Big 12 games with five blocks (vs. UCF and Cincinnati).

Quaintance, who hasn't played since Feb. 23 because of a knee injury, averaged 9.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.6 blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals. He's a projected lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.

Here are the 2025 Big 12 men's basketball awards:

All-Big 12 First Team

• Caleb Love, Arizona
• Norchad Omier, Baylor
• Richie Saunders, BYU
• LJ Cryer, Houston
• J’Wan Roberts, Houston
• Curtis Jones, Iowa State
• Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
• JT Toppin, Texas Tech*
• Darrion Williams, Texas Tech
• Javon Small, West Virginia

All-Big 12 Second Team

• VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
• Keyshawn Hall, UCF
• Milos Uzan, Houston
• Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
• Chance McMillian, Texas Tech

All-Big 12 Third Team

• Joseph Tugler, Houston
• Zeke Mayo, Kansas
• Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
• Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
• Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State

Honorable Mention: Arizona: Tobe Awaka, Henri Veesaar; Baylor: Robert Wright; BYU: Egor Demin; UCF: Darius Johnson; Cincinnati: Jizzle James; Colorado: Julian Hammond III; Houston: Emanuel Sharp; Kansas: Dajuan Harris Jr.; Kansas State: David N’Guessan; Oklahoma State: Bryce Thompson; TCU: Noah Reynolds, Ernest Udeh Jr.; Utah: Gabe Madsen

All-Defensive Team

• Jayden Quaintance, Arizona State
• J’Wan Roberts, Houston
• Joseph Tugler, Houston
• Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
• Sencire Harris, West Virginia

All-Freshman Team

• Jayden Quaintance, Arizona State
• VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
• Robert Wright, Baylor
• Egor Demin, BYU
• Christian Anderson, Texas Tech

All-Newcomer Team

• Norchad Omier, Baylor
• Keyshawn Hall, UCF
• Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
• Zeke Mayo, Kansas
• JT Toppin, Texas Tech