He was also named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year by Kansas City Star, San Antonio Express-News and ESPN.com's Dick Vitale, and earned USBWA All-District 7 team honours.
[1][8] As a senior in 2007–08, Bruce averaged 8.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game[8] and helped guide the Bears to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 20 years.
[11] On 17 May 2008, he made a cameo appearance for the Horsham Hornets in the Big V Division Three,[12] playing alongside his brothers Cameron and Shaun.
[13] In June 2008, he completed tryouts for a number of NBA teams, including the Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns.
[14] In July 2008, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics during the NBA Summer League,[9] where he averaged 1.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in three games.
[17] In 2009, Bruce took a career break in the United States,[18] and in August 2010, he earned his undergraduate degree from Baylor University.
[20] Following an injury to Rhys Carter, Bruce was brought into the side for the remainder of the 2010–11 season, making his comeback on 31 December.
[21] Following the conclusion of the 2010–11 NBL season, Bruce extended his stay in South Australia to play for the Eastern Mavericks in the Central ABL.
[28] Bruce spent the summer of 2003 playing for the Australian junior national team that won gold at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece.
His mother was a national-level swimmer while two of his uncles, Des and Stephen Ryan,[14] played in the Australian Football League.