Rick Pitino on Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey: 'We know they're good'
Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey have a laugh during Rutgers men’s basketball intrasquad scrimmage, Saturday, Sept. 28 2024, in Piscataway, N.J.Rutgers will host St. John’s in a contest that tips at 6:30 p.m. at Jersey Mike’s Arena in the first game of the“Obviously, Thursday is a big day for us to see where we’re at,” Pitino, the Naismith Hall of Fame coach, said Tuesday at St. John’s media day.
How good does he think Harper and Bailey -- two projected Top-5 NBA lottery picks -- can be? We’ll probably know more about that on Thursday night. “We know they’re very talented, we know they’re going to get better as the season goes along. It’s good for them to face us as well because they’ll see a strong defense hopefully.”He knows all about playing Rutgers from his tenure at The Hall. Last December, Richmond went for 21 points and 9 rebounds as the Pirates lost to Rutgers“Another game against Rutgers, I’m used to playing against them so it will be nice to start the season with a nice win,” he said.
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