Rutgers star Ace Bailey remains a mystery heading into the 2025 NBA Draft, as he has refused to do public workouts for teams.

Asked on Tuesday how hard it has been to see the varying draft projections, Bailey fell back on his usual response of the day: “Ain’t focused on that,” he said. “I’m focused on the basketball part. I’m just hooping every day, getting better as a person and then better at my game on the court.”

Ace Bailey was the No. 2 recruit (behind Cooper Flagg) in his high school class. He spent the bulk of his lone campaign at Rutgers in the third spot in most mock drafts (behind Flagg and Bailey's teammate,