Rutgers star freshman Ace Bailey (hip) to miss opener

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Rutgers freshman Ace Bailey, considered a top-five 2025 NBA Draft pick, will miss Wednesday night's season opener against Wagner in Piscataway, N.J.

He suffered a hip injury in practice on Monday and is day-to-day for the No. 25 Scarlet Knights, per reports.

A 6-foot-10 forward who was the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, Bailey was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 2 player n