Two of the top basketball recruits in the country will be making their way to the Plains this weekend for Auburn’s SEC opener.
Five-star power forward [autotag]Chris Cenac[/autotag] and four-star small forward [autotag]Shon Abaev[/autotag] are set to take their first visits to the Loveliest Village this weekend. The 6-foot-10 Cenac listed the Tigers among his list of top 10 schools back in Early August, while the 6-foot-7 Abaev has also stayed interested in joining the Tigers throughout his recruiting process.
Cenac is a consensus top 10 recruit in the 2025 class. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, the power forward/center averaged a double-double last as a junior in high school. He’ll play his senior season away from home at Link Academy in Branson, Missouri as he tries to refine his game against better competition. With a move to a more competitive high school, it makes sense the No. 2 power forward in the class wants to go to a college that challenges him as well.
Speaking with On3’s Jamie Shaw, Cenac reiterated his need for development.
“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,” Cenac said. “I’m open to any school around the country really, location won’t matter.”
Bruce Pearl and the Tigers currently hold a 12.4% chance to land the highly-coveted big man according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction machine. LSU, which plays games just up the road from his hometown, is currently the favorite to land Cenac’s talents.
Forward Shon Abaev will also be on the Plains this weekend to soak up the atmosphere of an SEC football game. A consensus top 30 recruit in the 2025 class, Abaev is a fantastic three-level scorer who finished the tournament circuit this summer averaging well over 20 points per game.
He hasn’t had much time to rest since summer ball, as his trip to Auburn will be his fifth official visit in the last six weeks. The Ft. Lauderdale native has already been to Dayton, Syracuse, Cincinnati, and USC this summer and still has outings to Maryland and Connecticut scheduled for later this fall.
On3’s Jamie Shaw believes the high-level scorer could end up an Auburn Tiger, as she agrees with On3’s prediction machine giving the Tigers a 13.7% “The program sources continue to talk about Auburn.”
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