LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns alum Frank Bartley capped off his inaugural season of professional basketball as he was named on Friday as the Rookie of the Year by the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC).
Playing for the Saint John Riptide, Bartley averaged 19.3 points per game to finish eighth in the league in scoring, while his 753 points scored were third. He was twice named the league's Player of the Week.
Bartley started 35 of the Riptide's 39 games on the season and led the team in scoring in 17 contests.