[1] He attended Saint Kentigern College[2] and played as a junior for Waitakere Basketball, where he won three national championships across different age groups.
He helped the Tuatara reach the New Zealand NBL grand final, where he scored 11 points in an 81–73 loss to the Otago Nuggets.
[7][10] The following month, he moved to the United States to attend Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, for the 2022–23 school year.
[2][11] In February 2023, he competed at the Basketball Without Borders Global camp in Salt Lake City during the 2023 NBA All-Star weekend.
[12][13] On 27 May 2023, Russo-Nance signed a three-year deal with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), joining as a development player for the 2023–24 season.