Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Player information
Nickname	Šaras
birthday	5th March 1976 (age 44)
place of birth	Kaunas , Lithuanian SSR , Soviet Union
size	193 cm
position	Point guard
college	Maryland
NBA draft	1998 , undrafted
Clubs as active
1998–1999 Lietuvos Rytas 1999–2000 Olimpija Ljubljana 2000–2003 FC Barcelona 2003–2005 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2005–2007 Indiana Pacers 2007 Golden State Warriors 2007–2010 Panathinaikos Athens 2010 Lietuvos Rytas 2010–2011 Fenerbahçe Ülker 2011–2012 Panathinaikos Athens 2012– 2013 FC Barcelona 2013–2014 Žalgiris Kaunas 00000 00000
National team
1997-2012	Lithuania
Clubs as coaches
2014–2016 Žalgiris Kaunas (assistant coach) 2016–2020 Žalgiris Kaunas 2020– FC Barcelona 0000

Listen to Šarūnas Jasikevičius ^{? / i} (born March 5, 1976 in Kaunas , Lithuanian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a Lithuanian basketball coach and former player who played on the position of point guard . He became European Champion with Lithuania in 2003 and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his performance . In 2008 Jasikevičius was named one of the 50 most important players in the history of the EuroLeague . Since 2018 he has been an honorary citizen of the municipality of Kaunas .

Player career

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Jasikevičius comes from Kanaus, his mother Rita was a Soviet national handball player, his father Linas table tennis champion of the USSR.

In 1993 Jasikevičius went to the United States and attended Solanco High School in the state of Pennsylvania for a year , then the University of Maryland . There he played for four years, from 1994 to 1998, and scored an average of 7.7 points in 120 games. In the 1998 NBA Draft none of the then 29 NBA teams selected him, and so Jasikevičius returned to Lithuania for one season to the top team Lietuvos rytas Vilnius . Via the BC Olimpia Ljubljana station, he came to FC Barcelona in autumn 2000 , with whom he won the EuroLeague in 2003 . After winning the European Championship in 2003, he was signed by the Israeli series champion Maccabi Tel Aviv , with whom he also won the EuroLeague in 2004 and 2005.

After repeatedly winning the EuroLeague in 2005, Jasikevičius accepted a contract offer from Indiana Pacers for $ 12 million for three years. In the Pacers Jasikevičius was mostly used as a replacement for Jamaal Tinsley . During his debut season, he averaged 7.3 points and 3.0 assists in 35 games. He set a Pacers rookie record for converted three-point throws (86). He was also selected for the NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge .

On January 17, 2006 Jasikevičius was handed over to the Golden State Warriors along with Al Harrington , Stephen Jackson and Josh Powell . In exchange, Mike Dunleavy , Troy Murphy , Ike Diogu and Keith McLeod went to the Pacers. Jasikevičius was under contract with the Warriors until September 20, 2007.

On September 25, 2007, the Greek record champions Panathinaikos Athens announced the commitment of Jasikevičius. The Lithuanian signed a two-year contract that guaranteed him an annual salary of 4.2 million euros. Jasikevičius was at that time the highest paid player in European basketball history. During his career he played for coaching greats like Aito Garcia Reneses , Pini Gershon , Jonas Kazlauskas , Don Nelson , Zeljko Obradovic , Xavi Pascual and Svetislav Pesic .

National team

He was able to repeat his strong performances during the European Championships in 2003 at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . In the preliminary round game against the USA he scored seven three-point goals and thus led the Lithuanian national team to a historic 94:90 victory over the US selection. However, Jasikevičius could not repeat this performance in the following defeats of his team in the semifinals against Italy and in the game for bronze (again against the USA).

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career in 2014, Jasikevičius took over the position of assistant coach to Gintaras Krapikas at Žalgiris Kaunas . Between 2016 and 2020 he was the head coach of Žalgiris, he led the team in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to win the Lithuanian championship, in 2017, 2018 and 2020 he also won the cup competition with Kaunas. At the beginning of July 2020 he was signed by FC Barcelona .

recognition

Jasikevičius was considered the best European point guard alongside Tony Parker . In 2002 he was named the best player in Lithuania, and in 2004 he came in second place (behind Dirk Nowitzki ) when the Gazzetta dello Sport voted for the best player in Europe . The hobby journalists on the website Eurobasket.com voted him the best point guard in Europe in 2003 and 2004 and in 2004 (unanimously) also the best basketball player in Europe. After winning the final of the Euroleague in 2005, he was named the best player of the final.

Achievements and Awards

player

• European Champion : 2003
• ULEB Euroleague winner : 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
• Slovenian champion: 2000
• Spanish champion : 2001, 2003
• Israeli champion: 2004, 2005
• Greek champion : 2008, 2009, 2010
• Turkish champion: 2011
• Lithuanian champion : 2014
• Slovenian Cup Winner: 2000
• Spanish Cup Winner : 2001, 2003, 2013
• Israeli Cup Winner: 2004, 2005
• Greek Cup Winner : 2008, 2009, 2012
• Turkish Cup Winner: 2011
• Bronze medal at European Championships: 2007
• Bronze medal at the Olympic Games: 2000

Trainer

• Lithuanian champion 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Lithuanian cup winner 2017, 2018, 2020

Honor

• 2018: Honorary citizen of Kaunas, due to the success of his team in the EuroLeague (he became the second Žalgiris basketball coach as Kaunas honorary citizen, the first was Vladas Garastas )

Web links

• Šarūnas Jasikevičius - player profile on Euroleague.net
• Šarūnas Jasikevičius - player statistics on NBA .com (English)

Commons : Šarūnas Jasikevičius  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

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1. ↑ Š.Jasikevičiaus brolis palaikys "Žalgirį", mama - "Maccabi", tėtis - lietuvius. In: Žalgiris. December 2, 2003, accessed July 2, 2020 (Lithuanian). 
2. ↑ Jasikevicius sweet on Terps - Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 2, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ALL-TIME CAREER STATISTICS. In: Maryland Basketball Record Book. University of Maryland, accessed July 2, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Report on www.pao.gr ( Memento of 28 October 2007 at the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Report on www.basketblog.gr ( Memento from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ ^{a b} The Coach: Sarunas Jasikevicius, Zalgiris Kaunas. Retrieved July 2, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Sarunas Jasikevicius appointed as Barça basketball coach. Retrieved July 2, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Eurobasket.com
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