Chris Cenac Is Already Changing His Reputation At Houston — How an NBA Talent Shed Critics By Embracing Kelvin Sampson’s Work Grind

L AS VEGAS — Chris Cenac Jr. is not supposed to play this hard. At least that’s what this NBA talent’s reputation coming into college basketball indicated. But as ESPN basketball guru Fran Fraschilla watches Cenac play for Kelvin Sampson’s University of Houston program, a new truth has become apparent.

Cenac is already playing with intensity, already rewriting his rep.

“The reputation Chris had coming to Houston was a talented big guy who didn’t always play hard,” Fraschilla tells PaperCity . “But the more I watch him practice, the more how coachable I see that he is — he’s hanging on every word that coaching staff tells him — and then to have some breakout games (already), I think it does wonders for his confidence.

“Chris Cenac is changing his reputation by what he’s doing at Houst