James Michael Bartolotta (born October 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He completed his collegiate career as the most decorated basketball player ever to play at MIT. High school Bartolotta graduated in 2005 from Heritage High School (Littleton, Colorado). He earned Colorado All-State selections for basketball in both his junior and senior year. During his senior season Bartolotta led Heritage High to the big school Colorado 5A State Championship, a 27–1 record, and a 43rd ranking in the national high school poll. He also played doubles on the varsity tennis team where he and his partner finished 3rd in the state tournament. Along with his athletic accolades, Bartolotta excelled in the classroom and was selected as the 2005 Denver Post/DAC Colorado Male Student-Athlete of the Year. College career Freshman year Bartolotta played and started in all 30 games during his freshman season. He was the second leading scorer for the 21–9 squad at 11.1 points per game. His 4.5 rebounds per game and 82% free throw mark helped the Engineers finish second in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular and post season play. Bartolotta was part of an MIT sweep for post season conference awards as MIT coach Larry Anderson, senior Mike D'Auria, and Bartolotta were selected as the NEWMAC Coach, Player, and Rookie of the year respectively. Sophomore year In his second season, Bartolotta stepped into the lead role for the young Engineers as almost all of his statistics increased. He 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. Bartolotta's 86.6% free throw clip (162 for 187) was good enough for an MIT single season record and a national ranking of 25th. Bartolotta ranked in the top 15 of every NEWMAC statistical category during his second season of play. 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. Junior year During the 2007–2008 basketball campaign, Jimmy Bartolotta continued his stellar play in NEWMAC competition. From the shooting guard position, his 23.9 points per game scoring average was the 8th highest average in the country. Bartolotta again finished tied for Player of the Year voting in the