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

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player for

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

of the

Greek Basketball League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Basketball Associat ...

(GBL). He played

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for the

BYU Cougars The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the Big 12 C ...

and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

Early life

Bartley was born and grew up in

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, 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

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. After graduating Bartley enrolled at Future College Prep in

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, for a

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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.

College career

Bartley began his collegiate career at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

. 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 ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

over offers from

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

, Long Beach State,

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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 Montana State. 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 Saint John Riptide on October 29, 2018 of the

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(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 Real Valladolid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile and León. The team currently plays in league Liga Española de Baloncesto, LEB Oro. History CB Ciudad de Valladolid was founded in June 2015 by th ...

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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 ProA, the second-highest division of basketball in Ge ...

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 of the

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Ironi Ness Ziona

On September 20, 2021, Bartley signed with Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. of the

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Pallacanestro Trieste

Bartley signed with

Pallacanestro Trieste Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trieste. They played in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) for five seasons (2018–19 LBA season, 2018–19 to 2022–23 LBA season, 2022–23 season); after winning playof ...

of the Italian

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(LBA) on July 23, 2022. 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

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New Basket Brindisi

On December 30, 2023, Bartley signed with

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of the

PAOK Thessaloniki

On June 21, 2024, Bartley signed with Greek club

Thessaloniki of the GBL.

References

External links

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns bioBYU Cougars bio

RealGM profile
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