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On Friday, Chris Cenac Jr updated his new list (via On3’s Joe Tipton), which includes Kentucky, Baylor, Houston, Texas, UConn, Tennessee, Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Louisville and Arkansas. He plans to make a commitment by January or February.

According to 247sports updated rankings Cenac Jr is the16th-ranked overall prospect and No.1 overall center in the 2025 class.

Cenac, who announced last month he was transferring from Newman HS (LA) to Link Academy in Missouri, played for the USA Basketball Men’s U17 national team averaging 8.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.0 steals, and 0.6 blocks in less than 12 minutes a contest. He compiled shooting splits of .538/.250/64.3%.

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In 2023 in Louisiana he averaged 13.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.7 assist, 1.3 blocks and 1.9 steals per game.

He was named the MVP of the NBPA Top 100 Camp, helped the USA Basketball Men’s U17 National Team win the gold medal at the FIBA U17 World Cup, and was named the MVP of Puma’s PRO16 League.

Cenac earned a scholarship offer from Mark Pope during the NBPA Top 100 Camp this summer. The New Orleans native does not currently have any official visits scheduled, but he has unofficially visited home-state LSU, as well as Houston.

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New Orleans (LA) native and former Newman center Chris Cenac is the top-ranked center and the number 14 overall prospect in the Class of 2025, according to 247sports updated rankings.

Cenac, who announced last month he was transferring from Newman to Link Academy in Missouri, played for the USA Basketball Men’s U17 national team averaging 8.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.0 steals, and 0.6 blocks in less than 12 minutes a contest. He compiled shooting splits of .538/.250/64.3%.

In 2023 in Louisiana he averaged 13.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.7 assist, 1.3 blocks and 1.9 steals per game.

“My ball handling and my shooting has developed and that has made me more versatile,” Cenac told On3 why he thinks he has gotten more offers recently. he made the huge jump in the. “I’m able to play all over the court with a good motor and my basketball IQ. I watch a lot of guys who are 6-foot-10-plus who can move around. Players like Naz Reid and Anthony Davis.”

Cenac currently has offers from Kentucky, Cal, Arkansas, LSU, Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, UConn, Houston, Memphis, Texas and Texas A&M, among others.

Me and my family will sit down and talk about schools later on after the summer. We’ll be looking my relationship with the coaches. We’ll look for a school that is going to develop me. Also the opportunity for me to be able to play when I get to school and that’s the main things.

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Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope and his staff have been hard at work watching players in the 2025 recruiting class. They’ve contacted multiple recruits, and are in the process of determining who to offer scholarships to. On Tuesday, Chris Cenac received that offer.

Cenac is a 6’10” center from Louisiana. He is rated four stars by 247sports, and his ranked 29th overall in their composite rankings. They have him as the fifth ranked center in the class.

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Pope and other Kentucky staff have been watching Cenac and others at NBPA Top 100 camp. Cenac has performed well there, enough that Pope extended a scholarship offer.

Cenac has offers from several programs already, including Kansas, Houston, and Baylor. Several SEC teams are also recruiting him, with the Tennessee Volunteers, Auburn Tigers, and Alabama Crimson Tide all making offers. More will likely come.

Meanwhile, Kentucky fans are waiting to see just how effective Pope is in the recruiting arena. Landing a talent like Cenac would be a good start.