Friday, January 7, 2011

Bartolotta Leads Team in Scoring in First Appearance of Season

MIT alum, and 2009 DIII Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Jimmy Bartolotta has signed with IR Reykjavik of the Express Basketball League, the top league in Iceland. Bartolotta played with Air Avellino of Serie A in Italy last season.

In his first appearance last night, Bartolotta led his team in scoring with 26 points, on 8-13 shooting, against one of the top teams in the league, Keflavik. The full box score and story can be found at EuroBasket.com. Bartolotta and IR on Janueary 16 against Njardvik.

Follow Jimmy at his new blog: http://jimmybartolotta.blogspot.com/
Jimmy talks about getting his Italian passport, working out with his new team, and the many pleasant distractions in Iceland!