He made his debut in the NBL in 2003 and played for the Townsville Crocodiles, Brisbane Bullets, Wollongong Hawks, Melbourne Tigers, and Cairns Taipans across his career.
Tragardh was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland,[1][2][3] where he attended John Paul College[3] and ascended the junior basketball ranks at Southern Districts Spartans.
[4] In 2002, Tragardh played for the South West Metro Pirates in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL)[5] and led the ABA nationally in scoring with 34 points per game.
[6] Following the QBL season, he moved to the United States to play college basketball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.
[9] In June 2003, Tragardh signed his first professional contract with the Townsville Crocodiles of the National Basketball League (NBL).
[13] Bradtke's return saw Tragardh pushed to the training court for the remainder of the Bullets' championship-winning season.
[2] In the 2009–10 season, he helped the Hawks reach the NBL Grand Final, where they lost 2–1 to the Perth Wildcats.
[3] In the 2014–15 season, he was named NBL Best Sixth Man[22] and helped the Taipans win the minor premiership before losing to the New Zealand Breakers in the grand final series.
He played for the Townsville Heat (2004), Southern Districts Spartans (2005), Rockhampton Rockets (2006–07)[27][28] and Northside Wizards (2008–10).
[38] He was named QBL Coach of the Year in 2017[6] and helped the Meteors reach the grand final, where they lost to the Townsville Heat.