Jurica Ružić

Jurica Ružić
Personal information
Born	September 21, 1977 (age 47); Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1994–2011
Position	Small forward
Coaching career	2019–present
Career history
1994–2001	Zadar
2001–2002	Trieste
2022	Zadar
2002–2003	Verviers-Pepinster
2003–2006	Le Mans
2006–2007	Besançon
2007–2008	Zagreb
2008	Borik-Puntamika
2008–2010	Široki
2011	Borik-Puntamika
Career highlights and awards
	French League champion (2006); 2× Croatian Cup winner (1998, 2000); French Cup winner (2004); LNB Pro A Leaders Cup (2006);

Jurica Ružić (born September 21, 1977) is a Croatian basketball coach and former player.

National team career

Ružić was part of the Croatian youth selections at the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship and the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He played for the Croatian national team senior B selection at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and for the A selection at the EuroBasket 1999.

Jurica's younger brother Tomislav is also a basketball coach and former professional player.^[1]

^ "Braća Ružić ponovno zajedno pod obručima!". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2024.