Frank Bartley IV (born February 25, 1994) is an American professional

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player for

Pallacanestro Trieste Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trieste. They play in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2018–19 season. The Allianz Dome serves as the club's home arena. History A number of Trieste teams h ...

of the Italia

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(LBA). He played

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for the

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and the

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are the athletic teams of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The college has been competing athletically since 1901. The Ragin' Cajuns compete in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams. Nickname The univ ...

Early life and high school

Bartley was born and grew up in

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, and attended

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, 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

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, 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 Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

over offers from

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and Fordham.

College career

Bartley began his collegiate career at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

. 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. Bartley announced his intent to transfer at the end of the season and ultimately chose to transfer to

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

over offers from

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, Southeastern Louisiana,

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and

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. After sitting out one season due to

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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

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. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.7 steals per game and was named the

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Newcomer of the Year and second team All-Conference. 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.

Professional career

Saint John Riptide

Bartley was signed by the

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on October 29, 2018 of the

National Basketball League of Canada The National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada; french: Ligue nationale de basketball du Canada) is a Canadian professional men's minor league basketball organization. The NBL Canada was founded in 2011, when three existing Premier Basketb ...

(NBLC). 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.

Valladolid

Bartley signed with

CB Ciudad de Valladolid Club Baloncesto Ciudad de Valladolid, also known as Real Valladolid Baloncesto by sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile and León. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro. History CB Ciud ...

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, the Spanish second division, on July 31, 2019. 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.

Medi Bayreuth

Bartley signed with

Medi Bayreuth Medi Bayreuth, official stylized as medi bayreuth, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bayreuth, Germany. It was re-founded as BBC Bayreuth in 1999. The team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest division o ...

of the German

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(BBL) on July 8, 2020. He averaged 14.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Bakken Bears

On August 20, 2021, Bartley signed with the

Bakken Bears Bakken Bears is a Denmark, Danish professional basketball club based in Aarhus. The club plays in the Basketligaen, the top tier basketball league in Denmark. Founded in 1953, the club has won the Basketligaen 20 times and holds the record for t ...

of the

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Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.

On September 20, 2021, Bartley signed with

Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Bask ...

of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Pallacanestro Trieste

On July 23, 2022, he has signed with

of the Italia

(LBA).

References

External links

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns bioBYU Cougars bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartley, Frank 1994 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Spain Bakken Bears players Basketball players from Baton Rouge, Louisiana BYU Cougars men's basketball players Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball players Pallacanestro Trieste players Point guards Saint John Riptide players