Šarūnas Jasikevičius

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Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Šarūnas Jasikevičius during EuroBasket 2011
Šarūnas Jasikevičius during EuroBasket 2011
Nickname(s) Saras
Position Point Guard
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
League Greek League
Euroleague
Team Panathinaikos
Number 19
Born March 5, 1976 (1976-03-05) (age 35)
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, USSR (now Lithuania)
Nationality  Lithuanian
College Maryland
Draft Undrafted, 1998
Pro career 1998–present
Career history Lietuvos Rytas (1998–1999)
Olimpija Ljubljana (1999–2000)
FC Barcelona (2000–2003)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (2003–2005)
Indiana Pacers (2005–2007)
Golden State Warriors (2007)
Panathinaikos (2007–2010)
Lietuvos Rytas (2010-2011)
Fenerbahçe Ülker (2011-)
Panathinaikos (2011-)
Awards 2003 Spanish League Finals MVP
2003 FIBA European Championship MVP
2003 European Player of the Year Mr. Europa
2003 Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year
2004, 2005 All-Euroleague First Team
2005 Euroleague Final Four MVP
2007 35 Greatest Euroleague Players
Euroleague 2001-10 All-Decade Team
Šarūnas Jasikevičius with Maccabi Tel Aviv jersey in 2004.

Šarūnas Jasikevičius (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born March 5, 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos BC. He is a member of the Lithuanian national team, and plays the point guard position.

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[edit] Early years

Jasikevičius is from Lithuania, but spent his teen years in the United States. He attended the Solanco High School in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.

[edit] College career

Jasikevičius played college basketball at the University of Maryland. He played as a wing, although he remade himself into a point guard in his pro career.[1] He did not see much playing time in his first two years in college with seniors Duane Simpkins, Johnny Rhodes and Exree Hipp ahead of him at the wing positions. As a junior, he became a better passer and improved his defense.[2] He averaged a shade under 13 points and 4 assists in his junior and senior years.

[edit] Pro career

Jasikevičius made his pro debut in 1998 with Lietuvos Rytas of Vilnius and averaged 18.0 points and 5.4 assists. He joined the Olimpija Ljubljana for the next season and won the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. His season averages were down to 9.3 points and 3.4 assists per game.

Jasikevičius played the next three seasons with the FC Barcelona and won the Euroleague in 2003. He started for the championship team and averaged 13.4 points and 3.2 assists. He also led the team to two Spanish League titles and two Spanish King's Cups.

He joined the Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2003 and helped them win two Euroleague titles, two Israeli League crowns and two Israeli Cups.

Jasikevičius signed with the Indiana Pacers in July 2005. The deal was worth $12 million over three years. He played 112 games (16 starts) with the Pacers in 1½ seasons, averaging 7.3 points and 3.0 assists.

On January 17, 2007, Jasikevičius was traded to the Golden State Warriors along with Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington and Josh Powell in exchange for Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod.[3] He did not become a part of the rotation in Golden State. He averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 assists in 26 games (2 starts) in only 11.9 minutes per game. Jasikevičius was bought out by the Warriors on September 20, 2007.[4]

On September 25, 2007, Jasikevičius signed with Panathinaikos. The deal reportedly was worth € 8.4 million euros net income over two years.[5] He won the Euroleague again in 2009.[6] Jasikevičius became the only player in basketball history to win the Euroleague with three different teams.[7] He also won two Greek League titles and two Greek Cups with the Panathinaikos. In 2009, he signed a contract extension worth € 3.4 million euros net income with Panathinaikos.[8] He underwent a knee surgery that same year, and after 5 months of rehabilitation, he returned on court with limited playing time.

In November 2010 he signed a one-year contract with BC Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania.[9] In January 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[10] In September 2011 he signed a new contact with Panathinaikos.[11]

[edit] Lithuanian national team

Medal record
Competitor for  Lithuania
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Bronze 2000 Sydney National Team
FIBA European Championship
Gold 2003 Sweden National Team
Bronze 2007 Spain National Team
Šarūnas Jasikevičius during the Bronze medalists meeting in Vilnius.

Jasikevičius started his international career in 1997, when he played for Lithuania in Eurobasket. Jasikevičius was a member of the Lithuanian national team which won bronze medals at the 2000 Olympic Games. He averaged 14.0 points and 5.1 assists and scored a tournament-high 27 points in a semi-finals loss to the United States.[12]

Jasikevičius also led Lithuania to a 2003 FIBA European Championship title. He was named Tournament MVP after averaging 14.0 points and 8.2 assists.[13]

Jasikevičius helped Lithuania win bronze medals at the 2007 FIBA European Championship. He averaged 10.4 points and 5.6 assists and scored a tournament-high 18 points against Turkey on September 3, 2007.[14]

[edit] Personal

Šarūnas' younger brother, Vytenis Jasikevičius, is also a professional basketball player. In 2006, Jasikevičius married Linor Abargil, the winner of the Miss World 1998 beauty pageant.[15] They divorced in 2008.

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Club career

[edit] International career

[edit] Individuals

[edit] NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

[edit] Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Indiana 75 15 20.8 .396 .364 .910 2.0 3.0 .5 .0 7.3
2006–07 Indiana 37 1 17.9 .412 .372 .922 1.3 3.0 .4 .0 7.4
2006–07 Golden State 26 2 11.9 .366 .273 .871 .8 2.3 .5 .0 4.3
Career 138 18 18.3 .397 .355 .908 1.6 2.9 .5 .0 6.8

[edit] Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Indiana 6 0 11.0 .368 .222 .500 1.0 1.0 .0 .2 2.8
2006–07 Golden State 4 0 1.5 .000 .000 .500 .0 .5 .0 .0 .3
Career 10 0 7.2 .350 .222 .500 .6 .8 .0 .1 1.8

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.interbasket.net/players/jasikevicius.htm Jasikevicius Has Continental Flair, Ex-Terp One of Europe's Best Guards By Tim Warren Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, September 14, 2003;
  2. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/events/1998/tournament/men/spotlight/jasikevicius.html Sarunas Jasikevicius, Maryland
  3. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/teams/transactions?team=gsw&year=2007 Golden State Warriors Transactions 2006-07
  4. ^ Warriors Request Waivers On Sarunas Jasikevicius.
  5. ^ Greens land Jasikevicius, too.
  6. ^ http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/competition-summary/788168.html Euroleague Summary
  7. ^ Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS keeps Jasikevicius.
  8. ^ Talkbasket.com Jasikevicius stays put at Panathinaikos.
  9. ^ Lietuvos Rytas brings home Jasikevicius
  10. ^ FENERBAHCE ULKER: Saras agrees to terms
  11. ^ GREENS, Saras together again
  12. ^ Šarūnas Jasikevičius Biography and Statistics
  13. ^ Šarūnas Jasikevičius: 2002/2003 Europos vyrų čempionatas
  14. ^ Šarūnas Jasikevičius: 2006/2007 Europos vyrų čempionatas
  15. ^ Saras, Baston Hope To Rekindle Title Chemistry. by Conrad Brunner, Oct. 6, 2006.

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Preceded by
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Peja Stojaković		 Mr. Europa
2003		 Succeeded by
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