MBB '25 Class Recruiting

LSU Basketball '25 Class Update 11/15/24

Wanted to update everyone on Cenac's recruitment since the early signing period has begun. I'm gonna mix in some information from national recruiting analysts for both 247 and On3 as well as just some of the stuff I've been hearing from people closer to the program:

First off it's important to note that all three of our current commits for the '25 class (Reece, Gilhool, and Mosely) have all signed their letters of intent for the early signing period and are locked in with LSU. Regardless of the outcome with Cenac, McMahon has put together yet another solid class for the '25 cycle.

Where LSU Stands With Cenac:
Regarding Cenac, there was a lot of optimism before his visit and there are reports that the visit went pretty well despite the football game and bad performance of our MBB team against Alabama State. Jamie Shaw of On3 reports that there is a big home town appeal and both sides are on the same page when it comes to discussions of NIL. However, he also states that Houston is picking up a lot of ground in his recruitment and is very optimistic.

Travis Branham of 247 confirmed he's hearing the same sort of things in his latest article about the top uncommitted prospects and that "LSU has been slipping" as of late in the recruitment. The three biggest players in this recruitment right now are LSU, Houston, and Tennessee. Shaw feels that Houston is trending the most right now, Tennessee is about in the same position as before, and that LSU is falling a little behind, however it is still too close to call.

You can take with a grain of salt what I've been hearing, as I am no recruiting analyst. However, there is a belief that mom/family is pushing for an LSU commitment while Chris himself may be wavering a little bit and could be thinking about going away from home. It sounds like we've fallen a little behind in the past few days, but we still have an edge being the home team, and a lot of insiders are saying the recruitment is too close to call as of right now.

Timeline for a Commitment/Signing:
The initial belief was that Cenac would wait for the late signing period to make a decision and let his recruitment play out. However, anonymous CBB recruiting insider, Trilly Donovan, has stated that Cenac could be on the brink of making a decision and that we may hear something from him by the end of the week. If Cenac decides to commit elsewhere in the near future, the best case scenario is that he doesn't sign his letter of intent so that we can still work on him until the late signing period. We should get some more information in the coming days, and I'll try to update this thread.