2025 five-star power forward prospect Chris Cenac has placed Auburn in his top seven schools following a recent visit to the Plains. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Cenac listed Auburn, Arkansas, Baylor, Kentucky, Houston, Tennessee, and LSU on his top seven list.
A consensus top 10 recruit in the 2025 class, Cenac had previously stated Auburn interests him because of head coach Bruce Pearl’s ability to develop pro-level forwards like Jabari Smith and Chuma Okeke. He further emphasized that recently when speaking with On3’s Jamie Shaw. “I’m looking for a school that will develop me the most and help me get to the next level…I’ll want to be looking for an NBA type system, spreading the floor, playing four or five out.”
While the 6-foot-10, 195-pound forward isn’t likely to make a decision until at least November of this year, Auburn could further interest Cenac because of the plethora of playing time opening up in the front court as soon as 2025, with Johni Broome and Dylan Cardwell set to play their final seasons at Auburn in 2024. If Cenac does decide to join Bruce Pearl’s Tigers, he would add a cornerstone in the front court along to what has becoming a promising room of young guards.
Chris Cenac will look to average a double-double for the second straight season when he and Link Academy (MO) open up the season later this fall. The current Tigers have to wait a bit longer, as Bruce Pearl’s squad tips off on November 6 against Vermont at Auburn Arena.
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