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 nationally — behind Cooper Flagg of Duke — in the 2025 class. He is one of two five-star players to join Rutgers this season along with guard Dylan Harper, ranked No. 3 in the nation.