Top-10 prospect Chris Cenac Jr., the No. 1 center in the 2025 class, has committed to Houston - becoming the program's highest-ranked recruit in the modern era and giving the Cougars the No. 2 recruiting class in the country.
Cenac Jr. chose the Cougars over a final list that also included LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Baylor, Kentucky and Tennessee. Homestate LSU was strongly in the mix for much of Cenac's recruitment, while Kentucky made a push in the summer and Tennessee tried to close the gap in recent weeks.
But Houston has been in a strong position for Cenac for much of the fall, and the big man's relationship with head coach Kelvin Sampson and assistant coach Quannas White was a key factor.