PRIOR TO LSU
Played with the Croatian national U16 team at the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship, averaging 7.0 points and 5.4 rebounds … Also played in the U18 Euro Championship … In 2022-23, led KK Zadar in Croatia to the cadet championship and participated at the junior championship … Also competed at the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament with the club and averaged 19 points … Played for Jovenut Badalona in both the EuroCup and Liga ACB in 2023-24, playing 40 total games, averaging 6.5 points in the EuroCup and 4.9 points in Liga ACB … At the time he was the sixth-youngest player in team history for Joventut and he had one game with a double double, only the second player in team history to do it under the age of 18 … Signed a contract extension with Joventut in 2024 … In 2025-26 played 29 games with Joventut, averaging 17.8 minutes a game, 56.7 percent from the floor, 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds … In November 2025, playing for Croatia, in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European qualifiers, he played 28 minutes, leading Croatia to a win over Israel, scoring 23 points with nine rebounds and three assists … He made 11-of-13 from two-point range.
PERSONAL
Birthdate is October 4, 2006 … Received his first name from top athletes Michael Jordan and Michael Schumacher … Father Tomislav Ruzic played pro basketball while his mother, Barbara, played volleyball and is considered one of the best Croatian VB players of all time … His grandfather, Ivica Jelic, competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics … His aunt, Vesna Jelic, competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics … The 6-10 father played center from 1996-2017 for several teams and presently serves as an assistant coach for a team in Croatia.