20 Facts About Jimmy Bartolotta

James Michael Bartolotta was born on October 27,1986 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Jimmy Bartolotta completed his collegiate career as the most decorated basketball player ever to play at MIT.

Jimmy Bartolotta graduated in 2005 from Heritage High School.

Jimmy Bartolotta earned Colorado All-State selections for basketball in both his junior and senior year.

Jimmy Bartolotta played doubles on the varsity tennis team where he and his partner finished 3rd in the state tournament.

Jimmy Bartolotta played and started in all 30 games during his freshman season.

Jimmy Bartolotta was part of an MIT sweep for post season conference awards as MIT coach Larry Anderson, senior Mike D'Auria, and Jimmy Bartolotta were selected as the NEWMAC Coach, Player, and Rookie of the year respectively.

Jimmy Bartolotta averaged 21.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game as he split time at the point guard and shooting guard positions due to a season-ending injury of MIT's starting point guard, Bradley Gampel.

Jimmy Bartolotta ranked in the top 15 of every NEWMAC statistical category during his second season of play.

Jimmy Bartolotta finished tied for Player of the Year voting in the NEWMAC and was selected to the All-Conference first team and the Academic All-Conference team.

Jimmy Bartolotta again finished tied for Player of the Year voting in the NEWMAC and was selected to the All-Conference first team and the Academic All-Conference Team.

Jimmy Bartolotta had the nation's 2nd highest scoring average of 27.6 points per game his senior season.

Jimmy Bartolotta is the only Division III player, and the only non-scholarship athlete, to compete in the event.

An outstanding student, as well as athlete, Jimmy Bartolotta has seen much attention from the press during his career.

Jimmy Bartolotta has been chronicled in the NY Times, the Boston Herald, the Boston Globe, ESPN, and the Denver Post, among others.

Jimmy Bartolotta completed his collegiate career as the most decorated basketball player ever to play at MIT.

In June 2009, Jimmy Bartolotta signed a 10-day contract with Serie A club Angelico Biella for the Italian Summer League.

In October 2009, Jimmy Bartolotta joined Air Avellino of the Serie A for a trial.

In December 2010, Jimmy Bartolotta signed with IR of the Icelandic Urvalsdeild karla, where he averaged 21.6 points and 3.6 assists in 14 regular season and playoff games.

Jimmy Bartolotta is married to Abby Waner, who played high school basketball in Colorado and then at Duke University.