Jay Nagle


John Joseph “Jay” Nagle III is an American professional basketball player for the Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga. He plays at the power forward position. He played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara and Idaho State.

High school

Playing for Will C. Wood High School, Nagle was selected in the first-team All-Monticello Empire League. He was also a McDonalds All-America nominee.

College

Nagle played from 2018 until 2022 for UC Santa Barbara, mainly coming of the bench. During his final season with the Gauchos, he averaged 1 point and one rebound per game.
In 2022, he entered the transfer portal. For his final college year, he played with Idaho State, averaging 5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

In 2023, Nagle joined Tkibuli Orbi in Georgia. After one season with Orbi, Nagle moved to Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League. In November 2024, Nagle joined the Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.