| Polas Bartolo with Riesen Ludwigsburg in 2022 | |
| No. 13–MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 8, 1985 |
| Nationality | Cuban / German |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2012 | Tigres de Camagüey |
| 2012–2013 | München Basket |
| 2013–2014 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2014–2016 | Gießen 46ers |
| 2016–2020 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2020 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| 2020–present | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Career highlights | |
Yorman Polas Bartolo (born 8 August 1985) is a Cuban-German professional basketball player for Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.
He gained German citizenship in 2015, while he was playing for the Gießen 46ers in Germany. [1]
In April 2018, Polas Bartolo was named the Best Defender of the 2017–18 BBL season. [2] In the 2018–19 season, he won the award again. He signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg on 4 August 2020. [3] On March 18, 2021, it was announced that Bartolo won the award for the third time. [4]
He played for the Cuban national basketball team at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in Mar del Plata, Argentina where he averaged 9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. [5]