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. 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==