Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Šarūnas Jasikevičius with Lithuania men's national basketball team
Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Head coach
League	Lithuanian League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1976-03-05) March 5, 1976 (age 40) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	Solanco (Quarryville, Pennsylvania)
College	Maryland (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998 / Undrafted
Playing career	1998–2014
Position	Point guard
Number	3, 13, 19, 33
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As player:
1998–1999	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
1999–2000	Union 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 Vilnius
2011	Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2011–2012	Panathinaikos Athens
2012–2013	FC Barcelona
2013–2014	Žalgiris Kaunas
As coach:
2014–2016	Žalgiris Kaunas (assistant)
2016–present	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
As player: Slovenian Cup winner (2000) 2× Spanish League champion (2001, 2003) Spanish League Finals MVP (2003) 3× Spanish King's Cup winner (2001, 2003, 2013) 4× Triple Crown winner (2003–2005, 2009) EuroBasket MVP (2003) Mr. Europa Player of the Year (2003) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2005) Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (2003) 2× All-Europe Player of the Year (2004, 2005) 4× EuroLeague champion (2003–2005, 2009) 2× All-EuroLeague Team (2004, 2005) 2× Israeli League champion (2004, 2005) 2× Israeli Cup winner (2004, 2005) Israeli League MVP (2005) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) 3× GBL champion (2008–2010) 3× Greek Cup winner (2008, 2009, 2012) Greek Cup MVP (2012) GBL Best Five Team (2009) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team (2010) TBL champion (2011) Turkish Cup winner (2011) LKL champion (2014) EuroLeague Basketball Legend (2015) As coach: LKF Cup (2015) 2× LKL champion (2015, 2016) King Mindaugas Cup champion (2017)
Career NBA statistics
Points	933 (6.8 ppg)
Assists	399 (2.9 apg)
Rebounds	222 (1.6 rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 1994 Israel National Team European Championship for Men '22 and Under' 1996 Turkey National Team Summer Olympic Games 2000 Sydney National Team EuroBasket 2003 Sweden National Team 2007 Spain National Team

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Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius ([ʂɐˈrûːnɐs jɛsʲɪˈkʲæːvʲɪt͡ʃʊs]; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and current head coach for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian League. Standing at 6'4" (193 cm), he played the point guard position. On February 9, 2015, Jasikevičius was named a EuroLeague Basketball Legend, as a reward for his stunning playing career, and was honored with a ceremony on February 12, 2015.

Jasikevičius was a two-time All-EuroLeague First Team selection, the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2005 and a four-time triple crown winner. Moreover, he is the only player in EuroLeague history to win the competition with three different clubs. A former representative of the Lithuanian national team, he won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2003, earning an All-EuroBasket Team selection and MVP honors in the process. He also won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2007.

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