Jay Nagle

John Joseph “Jay” Nagle III^[1] (born April 10, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He plays at the power forward position. He played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara and Idaho State.

Jay Nagle

No. 5 – Tigers Tübingen
Position	Power forward
League	BBL
Personal information
Born	(2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 (age 25) Vacaville, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Will C. Wood (Vacaville, California)
College	UC Santa Barbara (2018–2022) Idaho State (2022–2023)
NBA draft	2023: undrafted
Playing career	2023–present
Career history
2023–2024	Tkibuli Orbi
2024	Maroussi
2024–present	Tigers Tübingen

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

In 2022, he entered the transfer portal. For his final college year, he played with Idaho State,^[4] averaging 5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

In 2023, Nagle joined Tkibuli Orbi in Georgia.^[5] After one season with Orbi, Nagle moved to Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League.^[6][7] In November 2024, Nagle joined the Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).^[1]