NBL In June 2003, Tragardh signed his first professional contract with the
Townsville Crocodiles of the
National Basketball League (NBL). In the final game of the
2003–04 season, he scored 24 points against the
Hunter Pirates. He spent three seasons with the Crocodiles. as an injury replacement for
Mark Bradtke. Bradtke's return saw Tragardh pushed to the training court for the remainder of the Bullets' championship-winning season. after increasing his scoring from 3.5 points in his first 84 games to averaging 17.6 points per game in 2008. For the season, he was named to the
All-NBL Third Team. In April 2010, Tragardh signed with the
Melbourne Tigers. The contract was reportedly a three-year deal worth in excess of $100,000 per season. In February 2011, he scored a career-high 35 points in a game against the
New Zealand Breakers. In May 2012, Tragardh signed with the Cairns Taipans. He received the most fan votes for the
2012 NBL All-Star Game and started at
centre for the North All-Stars. In the
2013–14 NBL season, Tragardh was among the Taipans' best until an ankle injury on New Year's Eve sidelined him for the rest of the season. and helped the Taipans win the minor premiership before losing to the New Zealand Breakers in the grand final series. Following the
2015–16 NBL season, Tragardh was released by the Taipans after 99 games for the club.
QBL and Big V Tragardh played in the
Queensland Basketball League (QBL) during the NBL off-seasons every year between 2004 and 2010. He played for the Townsville Heat (2004), Southern Districts Spartans (2005),
Rockhampton Rockets (2006–07) and
Northside Wizards (2008–10). and every year between 2007 and 2009. His 2009 QBL season saw him average 42 points per game as he scored 50 points or more in six games, including a 70-point game. In the 2011 and 2012 off-seasons, Tragardh played in the
Big V for the
Eltham Wildcats. He helped the Wildcats reach the grand final in 2011, where they lost to the
Waverley Falcons. In
2013, Tragardh returned to the QBL as an assistant coach with the
Cairns Marlins, later playing in seven games. helping them win the championship behind a Grand Final MVP performance. He was also named to the QBL All-League Team for the fourth time. He was named QBL Coach of the Year in 2017 In 2020, Tragardh was named the third greatest QBL player of all time by
The Courier-Mail. ==National team career==