No. 1 2025 center Cenac devotes to Houston
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Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Personnel Writer Basketball recruiting expert. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Department I
level Previous Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Nov 26, 2024, 04:53 PM
- ET Top-10 possibility Chris Cenac Jr., the No. 1 center in the
- 2025 class, has devoted to Houston– becoming the program’s highest-ranked hire in the modern-day era and providing the Cougars the No. 2 recruiting class in the country.Cenac selected the Cougars over a last list that also included LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Baylor, Kentucky and Tennessee. Home-state option LSU was highly in the mix for much of Cenac’s recruitment, while Kentucky made a push in the summertime and Tennessee attempted to close the gap in recent weeks.But Houston has remained in a strong position for Cenac for much of the fall, and the huge male’s relationship with head coach Kelvin Sampson and assistant coach Quannas White was a crucial factor.” I developed a terrific relationship with Coach Sampson, Coach White and the rest of the staff. They have a strategy to develop me, and I trust them,”Cenac informed ESPN. “I understand Coach Sampson is going to coach me hard. I desire that and I need that. I am a coachable player.
Individuals see Coach Sampson only on the court– he has a good sense of humor, and he is actually an amusing guy.”Cenac is forming up to be a predicted lotto choice in the 2026 mock draft.”I want to go to a winning program and produce to assist them win much more,”Cenac stated.” At the exact same time, they can help me establish my game for the next level after Houston. “A 6-foot-10 center, Cenac had a breakout spring on the Puma Pro16 circuit and after that backed it up by controling
at the USA Basketball under-17 minicamp and NBPA Top 100 camp. He made the U17 national team and helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal at the FIBA U17 World Cup, balancing 8.9 points and 5.4
rebounds in seven games off the bench.Cenac owns a 7-4 wingspan that permits him to contest shots, obstruct shots and gain deflections. Offensively, he produces within and out with back-to-the-basket relocations, footwork and a reliable dive hook. He also has an outstanding face-up game, comfortable out to the 3-point line. He already shows the rim-running, mobility, shot-blocking and touch these days’s modern huge man.Ranked No. 7 in the ESPN 100, Cenac becomes the Cougars’highest-ranked hire considering that the ESPN recruiting database began in 2007. With him in the fold, Houston now has the No. 2 recruiting class in the country, behind just Duke. Cenac joins a group that currently consists of top-25 guards Isiah Harwell( No. 14)and Kingston Flemings(No. 21)and four-star guard Bryce Jackson.