Kentucky Hoops FB post about another potential international target
- Thread starter UKgrad22
- Start date
At least he’s 19, not 24!
www.nba.com
Overview
Michael Ružić comes from an athletic family with deep roots in high-level basketball and volleyball. Ružić was successful on junior Croatian teams, plus U16 and U18 Euro Championship teams, before leaving to play for Joventut Badalona in Spain in 2023. He made his senior team debut in October of 2023 and then remained with the first team. Last season, Ružić averaged 3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 12.3 minutes. However, his numbers were worse than expected due to a thumb injury. The prior season, he averaged 6.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.7 minutes, notably shooting 40.6% from 3 on 2.0 attempts per game.
Analysis
Ružić is tall with a high release point on his jumper, which is smooth and the highlight of his game. He can use that shooting threat as an advantage to cut as well, finishing around the basket with relative ease due to his length. That length also gives him defensive upside as a shot-blocker.
Projection
Ružić mostly projects as a stretch five at the NBA level, though he’s young and may need to add weight to make a physical impact in the post. Regardless, this is a skill set that most teams desire and may take a chance on with a second-round pick. With his length, shooting and shot-blocking potential, Ružić could share broad comparisons to NBA players like Jabari Smith Jr. and Ersan Ilyasova.
— Profile by RotoWire.com
NBA 2025 Draft Prospects | Michael Ružić | NBA.com
NBA 2025 Draft Prospects | Michael Ružić
Overview
Michael Ružić comes from an athletic family with deep roots in high-level basketball and volleyball. Ružić was successful on junior Croatian teams, plus U16 and U18 Euro Championship teams, before leaving to play for Joventut Badalona in Spain in 2023. He made his senior team debut in October of 2023 and then remained with the first team. Last season, Ružić averaged 3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 12.3 minutes. However, his numbers were worse than expected due to a thumb injury. The prior season, he averaged 6.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.7 minutes, notably shooting 40.6% from 3 on 2.0 attempts per game.
Analysis
Ružić is tall with a high release point on his jumper, which is smooth and the highlight of his game. He can use that shooting threat as an advantage to cut as well, finishing around the basket with relative ease due to his length. That length also gives him defensive upside as a shot-blocker.
Projection
Ružić mostly projects as a stretch five at the NBA level, though he’s young and may need to add weight to make a physical impact in the post. Regardless, this is a skill set that most teams desire and may take a chance on with a second-round pick. With his length, shooting and shot-blocking potential, Ružić could share broad comparisons to NBA players like Jabari Smith Jr. and Ersan Ilyasova.
— Profile by RotoWire.com
Way better than the other dude. Even so, this doesn’t move the needle at all.
Plays in the actual adult league instead of one of the U18/U22 options.
He has Ricky Rubio, Sam Dekker, and Jabari Parker on his team
He has Ricky Rubio, Sam Dekker, and Jabari Parker on his team
Yo someone wake me up when goober *** pope is gone and we hire Jai Lucas.
Maybe they should stop telling everyone who they are interested in. Other schools just come along and steal the players from us.
Keep this quiet so nobody lures him away. Remove from FB immediately lol.
Right! Need top secret recruiting to stand a chance.
Does Jared Carter have any eligibility left? He sounds like twice the player this kid might be for UK.
Mark Pope is trying to get anyone overseas with a wad of cash and an American visa. He's pathetic.
Wake you up in 2030 ? Pope not going anywhere anytime soon.
This is where I'm at right now. I used to love portal/recruiting news and now I cant prepare myself enough to be disappointed.
How many "starting spots" are they offering bigs we are recruiting + Mo?
Rainman will be here to tell us he's bff with his agents abs he's commiting tomorrow. And he'll be wrong again
The current state of high school recruiting and portal recruiting REQUIRES months of planning, research, and goal setting. I am not sure Pope did any of this and this is the biggest indictment of his job so far.