John DiBartolomeo

John DiBartolomeo was born in 1991 in New York City

DiBartolomeo was born in New York in 1991 to an Italian Catholic father and a Russian Jewish mother. He grew up in Westport, Connecticut, and played basketball at Staples High School. As a senior he averaged 20 points a game.

He played college basketball for the University of Rochester from 2009 to 2013. He was twice named UAA Player of the Year and was a consensus 1st Team All-American as a senior. He scored 1,779 points in his college career.

In 2013 he signed with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza, which loaned him to Palma Air Europa. He played two seasons with Palma, and the club was promoted to the Spanish 2nd Division. In 2015 he joined Maccabi Haifa, and in the 2016/2017 season he was named the Israeli League MVP.

In 2017 he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv and became team captain in 2018. He won several Israeli championships with the club and was named Final Four MVP in 2019. He also plays for the Israel national team and lives in Tel Aviv with his wife, Stav.