John Nagle, Head Coach
John Nagle is in his fourth year as
the head coach at Solano. Nagle’s teams are known to compete hard
every game with an up-tempo style of play in addition to solid
defense and sometimes flashy offense. This year should be no
different as the Falcons look to make a solid push at a playoff
spot.
Nagle’s strong ties to Solano County have helped him bring in some
of the area’s top talent over the past four years. Because of that
connection, he has built a successful program which focuses on
academic success and emphasizes the student in student-athlete.
Solano narrowly missed out on the Northern California playoffs last
season, posting a 10-17 overall record and a 7-9 mark in Bay Valley
Conference play. Following the season, three players earned
scholarships to four-year schools to continue their academic and
athletic careers.
In 2004-2005, Nagle posted his first winning season at the
collegiate level after the team finished the regular season with a
15-11 overall record and a 7-7 mark in conference play. Though the
Falcons were out of playoff contention, five players moved on to
four-year schools.
The 2003-04 team finished the season with an 8-17 overall record,
four sophomores moved on to play at four-year schools.
Nagle served as an assistant to Jerry Miller from 1995-99 at Solano.
During that time the Falcons were consistent playoff participants
and won the Bay Valley Conference East division in the 1996-97
Season.
Nagle has 11 years of coaching community college and high school
basketball in Solano County. His coaching career began at Will C.
Wood High in 1993 as a varsity assistant to Steve Wright. The
Wildcats won the Monticello Empire League title in 1994.
After serving as an assistant at SCC, Nagle became the coach at
Fairfield High for the 1999-2000 season. After one season, he
returned to Wood as the head coach from 2000-03. Under his
instruction, the Wildcats won the MEL championship and made the
playoffs two out of his three seasons.
Nagle attended Foothill Community College as a student-athlete
earning his AA in Human Performance in 1989. He received his
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UCLA in 1992 and his Masters of
Science in Recreation Administration from Sacramento State
University in 2001. Prior to his current position, he spent seven
years teaching court school and high school special education.
Nagle is most proud of his family – his beautiful bride Lisa, his
amazing son, John III (Jay). The Nagles make their home in
Vacaville.
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Kurt Baughn, Assistant Coach
Kurt Baughn is in his third year on Coach Nagle’s Staff. Coach
Baughn graduated from California State University, Long Beach, where
he received a bachelor’s of science in Kinesiology, with an emphasis
in Sport Psychology and Coaching in 2004. By the end of the fall he
will have completed his Masters of Science in Sport Psychology and
Sport Performance at California State University, East Bay. While
attending high school at St. Patrick – St. Vincent in Vallejo, he
was a three-year letterman. Prior to joining Nagle’s coaching staff,
Coach Baughn spent three years coaching in Southern California, a
year at Rancho Cotati High School in Rohnert Park, and a year at
Benicia High School. Coach Baughn’s duties at Solano include video
breakdown, recruiting, compiling statistical information, scouting,
and post player development.
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Reggie Vezia, Assistant Coach
Reggie Vezia is returning to Solano College, where he once starred
for Coach Nagle and the Falcon basketball team, after spending the
past two years playing and completing his Bachelor’s in
Communications at University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA.
Reggie finished his college career in 06’-07’ as a Big West All
Conference honorable mention, shooting 45% from the three-point
during his senior season. 45% was second in the Big West Conference
and also put him 7th place all-time at Pacific for three point field
goal percentage. As a junior Reggie was part of a team that was 24-8
earning a third straight championship.
Reggie entered Pacific as a junior, after two seasons at Solano. He
was an All-Bay Valley East Conference selection after averaging 16.8
points and 4.2 assists per game as a sophomore in 2004-05 ... In
league games, he averaged a conference second-best 19.2 points per
game, hitting 25 three-pointers in 13 games ... He played at Solano
for current Falcon Head Coach John Nagle, who also served as his
high school coach ... In 2003-04, Vezia averaged 15.7 points, 4.8
rebounds, and hit 44% of his three-pointers ... As a freshman, he
earned honorable mention All-BVC honors.
Reggie graduated in 2002 from Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville,
Calif. ... He earned first team All-Montecello Empire League honors
in 2002, after averaging 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists
per contest ... He also earned Best Defender honors in the MEL.
Reginald Arnett Vezia II was born in Oakland, Calif. He is the son
of Reggie and Sharron Vezia and has an older sister (Renee) and a
younger brother (Jonas). When he's not playing basketball, he enjoys
snowboarding, camping, and playing dominoes.
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Nancy Moore, Academic Coordinator
Moore joins the Solano staff
full-time after retiring as a teacher from the Fairfield-Suisun
School District after 28 years. Moore is the academic advisor for
the men’s basketball program assisting the coaching staff with
progress reports, tutoring and scheduling. Moore graduated from
Washington State University with a bachelor’s in education and
Spanish. She taught Spanish at Sullivan Middle School in Fairfield
for 19 years before moving on to teach Spanish at Fairfield High for
the last 19 years of her career.
She was named Fairfield High’s 2004 Teacher of the Year and was very
active on campus participating in many extracurricular activities
and district-wide committees.
She was a constant figure as the scorekeeper for basketball teams at
Sullivan Middle, Armijo and Fairfield high schools and Solano
College during her many years as a teacher. She was also the head
official scorekeeper for the Sac-Joaquin Section Tournament at Arco
Arena for the last three years and for four years previous to that,
she was an official scorekeeper.
Moore is married to Fred Moore. The couple has one daughter, Donia,
who is a teacher in Westchester.
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