Joe Nugent - 2026-27 - Men's Basketball

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30 Joe Nugent

Class Senior
Position Guard / Forward
Height 6-6
Weight 216
Hometown Berkley, Mass.
High School Tabor Academy

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IN THE RECORD BOOKS (AS OF JUNE 2026):
Ranks fourth all-time in program history in career three-pointers (189)
Ranks fourth all-time in program history in career three-point attempts (455)
Ranks sixth all-time in program history in career three-point percentage (41.5%)
Ranks second in program history in single-season three-pointers (85, 2024-25)
Ranks third in program history in single-season three-point attempts (198, 2024-25)
Is tied for second (7, at Rhode Island - 11/8/24) and tied for 11th (6, at Siena - 12/20/24) in single-game three-pointers
Ranks fifth (14, at Rhode Island - 11/8/24) in single-game three-point attempts

CAREER HONORS:
2025-26 Richard J. Maloney Award
One-time Patriot League Player of the Week (12/23/24)
Two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024-25)
Finished 2024-25 ranking 14th in the NCAA in three-point percentage (42.9%)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025-26:

Started and played in 21 games for the Crusaders
Averaged 11.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game
Shot 45.9 percent (83-of-181) from the field and 40.7 percent (48-of-118) from deep going 87.2 percent (34-of-39) from the line
Recorded six games of 16+ points
Had five games of 4+ three-pointers
Scored 19 points with four boards going 5-of-9 (55.6%) from deep at Utah (Nov. 10)
Posted a game-high 22 points with four rebounds and three steals going 6-of-10 (60%) from the field and 4-of-7 (57.1%) from range in the win versys Hampton (Nov. 16)
Dropped 17 points with six boards on 6-of-12 (50%) shooting at Brown (Nov. 18)
Connected on the game-winning free throw in the 16-point comeback win at Fordham (Dec. 6)
Had 17 points with four three-pointers, three rebounds, a block and a steal in the victory against Army West Point (Jan. 14)
Was 6-of-9 (66.7%) from three-point land for 18 points and three boards at home against American (Jan. 24)
Earned the 2025-26 Richard J. Maloney Award

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25:

Earned Patriot League Player of the Week honors on Dec. 23
Ranked 14th in the NCAA in three-point percentage (42.9%)
Appeared in 31 games for the Crusaders making 30 starts averaging 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.6 steals per game.
Led the team in three-pointers (85).
Paced the Patriot League in three-pointers per game (2.7) while ranking second in three-pointers (85), fourth in three-point percentage (42.9%) and sixth in minutes per game (33.4).
Totaled 22 points, three rebounds and two steals against Bucknell on March 1
Led the team with 21 points on eight of 13 shooting at Colgate on Feb. 26
Finished with 12 points and seven rebounds at Army on Feb. 5
Recorded 16 points and seven rebounds in the victory at Loyola (Md.) on Jan. 25
Tallied 11 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals at Bucknell on Jan. 15
Totaled 18 points and four rebounds at Lafayette on Jan. 11
Led the team with 21 points and nine rebounds in the win over Navy on Jan. 8
Posted 19 points and six rebounds at American on Jan. 5
Tallied 11 points, six rebounds and two assists in the victory over Loyola (Md.) on Jan. 2
Led the team with 20 points and three rebounds in the victory at Siena on Dec. 20, while making six of nine attempts from three-point range
Totaled 19 points, three rebounds and two assists in the win at Quinnipiac on Dec. 17, while hitting five of nine shots from three-point range
Finished with 13 points and four rebounds in the victory over Harvard on Dec. 4
Tallied 11 points and five rebounds at Maine on Nov. 24
Posted 15 points and seven rebounds in the win at Brown on Nov. 16
Led the team with 27 points and six rebounds at Rhode Island on Nov. 8, while hitting seven of 14 three-point attempts. His seven three-pointers made at Rhode Island tie for the second-highest single-game total in school history
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24:

Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Appeared in 31 games on the year, starting every time
Averaged 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest
Hit 40.3 percent (56 of 139) of his three-point attempts
Ranked fourth in the Patriot League in three-point percentage and 20th in rebounding
Scored in double-figures five times
Led the team in steals seven times, rebounding five times, blocks twice and assists once
Recorded 12 points and four rebounds in the win over Loyola (Md.) on Jan. 20
Totaled 12 points and three rebounds in the season opener at Siena on Nov. 6, while hitting four of five shots from three-point range
Tallied 11 points and four rebounds at Army on Jan. 6
Posted 11 points and six rebounds against Sacred Heart on Nov. 14
Recorded 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists against Elms on Dec. 29
Totaled nine points and four rebounds at Lafayette on Feb. 7
Had nine points and three rebounds against Lehigh on Jan. 27
Posted nine points and seven rebounds against Lafayette on Jan. 17
Tallied nine points, four rebounds and two steals in the victory at Lehigh on Jan. 13, including a key three-pointer to give Holy Cross the lead with less than a minute left in overtime
Totaled nine points and six rebounds at Boston College on Dec. 8
Had eight points and four assists in the victory over American on Feb. 10
Recorded eight points and five rebounds against Elon on Nov. 18
Totaled eight points, five rebounds and two blocks in the victory at Georgetown on Nov. 11

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:

Played for head coach Coke Whitworth at Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass.
A two-time first team All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council and first team All-Independent School League honors
Averaged 22.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest as a junior
Previously played for Somerset Berkley Regional High School, averaging 23.6 points per game as a sophomore
Played AAU ball for head coach Mike Crotty with the Middlesex Magic, helping lead the team to an 18-3 mark in the Under Armour Association and a 34-4 overall record in the spring and summer of 2022

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