Frank Bartley

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Frank Bartley
No. 24–Happy Casa Brindisi
Position Guard
League Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 (age 29)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Saint John Riptide
2019–2020 CB Ciudad de Valladolid
2020–2021 Medi Bayreuth
2021 Bakken Bears
2021–2022 Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.
2022–2023 Pallacanestro Trieste
2023 Qingdao Eagles
2023–present New Basket Brindisi
Career highlights and awards

Frank Bartley IV (born February 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for the BYU Cougars and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

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Early life and high school

Bartley was born and grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and attended Christian Life Academy, where he played basketball and football. As a senior, he averaged 14.2 points and 6.7 rebounds and was named the District 7-1A co-MVP, All-Metro, and Class 1A All-State by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He was also named All-Metro in football as a wide receiver.

After graduating Bartley enrolled at Future College Prep in Carson, California, for a postgraduate year and averaged 19.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game. He committed to play college basketball at BYU over offers from Auburn and Fordham. [1]

College career

Bartley began his collegiate career at Brigham Young University. He averaged 3.9 points per game in 34 games played as a freshman and 2.5 points per game over 33 games played in his sophomore season. [2] Bartley announced his intent to transfer at the end of the season and ultimately chose to transfer to Louisiana over offers from Hawaii, Nevada, Long Beach State, Oral Roberts, Southeastern Louisiana, Indianapolis and Louisiana Tech. [3]

After sitting out one season due to NCAA transfer rules, Bartley entered the next season as a starter. On November 14, 2016, Bartley scored a career-high 29 points in an 84–83 loss to Montana State. [4] He averaged 15.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.7 steals per game and was named the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year and second team All-Conference. [5] As a redshirt senior, Bartley was named first team All-Sun Belt after averaging 17.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game. [6]

Professional career

Saint John Riptide

Bartley was signed by the Saint John Riptide on October 29, 2018 of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). [7] Bartley finished eighth in the league with 19.3 points per game and also averaged 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals and was named first team All-NBLC and the NBLC Rookie of the Year. [8]

Valladolid

Bartley signed with CB Ciudad de Valladolid of LEB Oro, the Spanish second division, on July 31, 2019. [9] He was named the LEB Oro Player of the Year after averaging a league high 16.3 points per game through 24 games before the season was ended prematurely due to Covid-19. [10]

Medi Bayreuth

Bartley signed with Medi Bayreuth of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) on July 8, 2020. [11] He averaged 14.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. [12]

Bakken Bears

On August 20, 2021, Bartley signed with the Bakken Bears of the Basketligaen. [12]

Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.

On September 20, 2021, Bartley signed with Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [13]

Pallacanestro Trieste

Bartley signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) on July 23, 2022. [14] He averaged a league-high 19.5 points per game during the season. After the season, Bartley played in the 2023 NBA Summer League for the New Orleans Pelicans. [15]

New Basket Brindisi

On December 30, 2023, he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A. [16]

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  2. ↑ "Guard Bartley, forward Neilson transferring from BYU". APNews.com . April 20, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ Benson, Samuel (June 10, 2015). "BYU Basketball: Former Cougar Frank Bartley IV Headed to Louisiana-Lafayette". Bleacher Report . Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Montana St. beats Louisiana-Lafayette on Mvuezolo's late FTs". ESPN . Associated Press. November 14, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Cajuns scoring-leader Bartley's game all about the work". The Daily Advertiser . January 24, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Former UL stars Bartley, Long get some good news". 1037thegame.com. May 30, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ Peloquin, Steve (October 31, 2018). "Former UL Star Frank Bartley Signs To Play In Canada". ESPN1420.com . Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ McCreadie, Danielle (April 8, 2019). "Riptide Player Named NBL Canada Rookie Of The Year". Country94.ca . Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ Peloquin, Steve (August 2, 2019). "Former UL Star Frank Bartley Signs To Play In Europe". ESPN1420.com . Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ Clay, Andrew (May 19, 2020). "Former Cajun star Bartley named Player of the Year". KATC.com . Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  11. ↑ Lupo, Nicola (July 8, 2020). "Frank Bartley signs with Medi Bayreuth". Sportando. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Bakken inks Frank Bartley IV, ex Bayreuth". Eurobasket. August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  13. ↑ "I.Nes Ziona signs Frank Bartley IV, ex Bakken". Eurobasket. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  14. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (July 23, 2022). "Allianz Trieste lands Frank Bartley IV". Sportando. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Frank Bartley, 29, finally gets NBA chance with Pelicans". NOLA.com . July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Il top scorer Frank Bartley IV alla Happy Casa Brindisi". newbasketbrindisi.it (in Italian). December 30, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
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