Jan Jagla

{{Short description|German basketball player (born 1981)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = Jan Jagla 2019.jpg | name = Jan-Hendrik Jagla | caption = Jagla in 2019 | position = Power forward | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 231 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|25 June 1981}} | birth_place = Berlin, West Germany | high_school = Highland (Medina, Ohio) | college = Penn State (2001–2004) | draft_year = 2004 | career_start = 1999 | career_end = 2015 | years1 = 1999–2001 | team1 = TuS Lichterfelde | years2 = 2001 | team2 = Alba Berlin | years3 = 2004 | team3 = Panellinios | years4 = 2004–2005 | team4 = Artland Dragons | years5 = 2005–2006 | team5 = Drac Inca Mallorca | years6 = 2006–2007 | team6 = Türk Telekom | years7 = 2007–2009 | team7 = Joventut Badalona | years8 = 2009–2010 | team8 = Asseco Prokom Gdynia | years9 = 2010–2011 | team9 = Türk Telekom | years10 = 2011–2013 | team10 = Bayern Munich | years11 = 2013–2014 | team11 = Alba Berlin | years12 = 2014–2015 | team12 = Bayern Munich | highlights = * ULEB Cup champion (2008) * Polish League champion (2010) * Spanish Cup champion (2008) * German Cup champion (2014) * Bundesliga All-Star (2013) * TBL All-Star (2007) }} '''Jan-Hendrik Jagla''' (born 25 June 1981) is a former German professional basketball player. Though he stands 7 feet tall, Jagla has the game of a 2-guard, and his game somewhat resembles that of Dirk Nowitzki.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/basketballer-jan-hendrik-jagla-dirk-light-a-646266.html Basketballer Jan-Hendrik Jagla: Dirk light] {{in lang|de}}</ref> Jagla was also known to be a point forward in his college days. He is married to Ivana, a daughter of Svetislav Pešić.<ref>[http://www.basketball-aid.de/nachgefragt-bei-jan-jagla/ Nachgefragt bei Jan Jagla] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814151515/http://www.basketball-aid.de/nachgefragt-bei-jan-jagla/ |date=2014-08-14 }} {{in lang|de}}</ref>

==Amateur career== He spent three seasons (2001–2004) at the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania, before turning pro. He finished his Penn State career with 813 points, 504 rebounds and ranks third in school history with 110 blocked shots. Jagla holds the Penn State record for consecutive missed three point shots, 33. {{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} He played one year of high school basketball as an exchange student at Highland High School in Granger Township of Medina, Ohio, where he led the Hornets to their first Suburban League Championship in 1998.

==Professional career== He played for Türk Telekom B.K. of the Turkish Basketball League during the 2006–07 season. He played for Joventut Badalona in Spain. Polish champion Asseco Prokom Gdynia signed him on 22 September 2009. In December, 2010 he returned to Türk Telekom B.K. until the end of the 2010–11 season.<ref>[http://www.sporx.com/basketbol/tbl/jan-jagla-turk-telekomdaSXHBQ218151SXQ Jan Jagla Türk Telekom'da] {{in lang|tr}}</ref> In July 2011 he returned to Germany by signing with Bayern Munich a two-year contract.<ref>[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/germany/29624/bayern_munich_brings_janhendrik_jagla_back_to_germany.html Bayern Munich brings Jan-Hendrik Jagla back to Germany]</ref> In August 2013, he returned after 12 years to his former club Alba Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|title=ALBA BERLIN brings Jagla back home |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2013-14/i/116366 |publisher=Eurocupbasketball.com |access-date=15 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213031537/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2013-14/i/116366 |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref> In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Bayern Munich.<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Bayern Munich adds big men Stimac and Jagla|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/140133/180|access-date=14 August 2014|work=Euroleague.net}}</ref>

On 16 July 2015, he retired from professional basketball.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jan-Hendrik Jagla retires at 34|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/169114/jan-hendrik-jagla-retires-at-34.html|access-date=16 July 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=16 July 2015}}</ref>

==German national team== Jagla participated in the 2008 Olympics with the German national team.<ref>[http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/072908aaa.html Former Nittany Lion standout to compete at Beijing Olympics]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100418042336/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BDV Jan Jagla] at acb.com * [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=000592 Jan Jagla] at euroleague.net * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150809100255/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6030966/playerview.html Jan Jagla] at fiba.com

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