NEWMAC and was selected to the All-Conference first team and the Academic All-Conference Team. He also earned ESPN/CoSida First Team Academic All-American recognition and was one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Josten's Trophy which recognizes athletic, academic, and community service accomplishments. Senior year The 6'4" guard led the 2009 MIT Men's Basketball team to a 21–9 overall record, and 8–4 NEWMAC record. He had the nation's 2nd highest scoring average of 27.6 points per game his senior season. Featured on ESPN as the "Cinderella Story" of the year, the team fought through an OT upset of nationally ranked Rhode Island College in the first round of NCAA play only to lose in a highly contested six point game to Farmingdale State in the second round of the tournament. For being named the NABC National Player of the Year, Bartolotta was invited to play in the Hershey's/NABC Senior All-Star Game, at the site of the Division I Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. He is the only Division III player, and the only non-scholarship athlete, to compete in the event. An outstanding student, as well as athlete, Bartolotta has seen much attention from the press during his career. He has been chronicled in the NY Times, the Boston Herald, the Boston Globe, ESPN, and the Denver Post, among others. He was also profiled and interviewed in the second half of the live broadcast of the 2009 NABC/Hershey's All-Star game on the CBS College Sports Channel on April 3, 2009. Bartolotta completed his collegiate career as the most decorated basketball player ever to play at MIT. A four-year member of the Men's Basketball team, Bartolotta is the MIT and NEWMAC all-time leading scorer, finishing his career with 2,279 points. MIT Statistics College awards NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, 2006. All-Conference 1st Team, 2007, 2008, 2009. Player of the Year, 2009. Academic All-Conference Team, 2007, 2008, 2009. D3HOOPS Northeast Region 1st Team, 2008, 2009. Honorable Mention All-American, 2008. All-American 1st Team, 2009. National Player of the Year, 2009. ESPN Academic All-District 1st Team, 2007, 2008, 2009. Academic All-American 1st Team, 2008, 2009. Academic All-American of the Year, 2009. NABC Northeast Region 2nd Team, 2008. Northeast Region 1st Team, 2009. All-American 1st Team, 2009. National Player of the Year, 2009. Josten's Trophy Finalist, 2008, 2009. Winner, 2009. Professional career In June 2009, Bartolotta signed a 10-day contract with Serie A club