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Šarūnas Jasikevičius
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Lithuanian basketball player and coach (born 1976)
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Šarūnas Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian basketball player and coach born in Kaunas on March 5, 1976. He played as a point guard and shooting guard for teams including the Golden State Warriors, KK Union Olimpija, BC Rytas, and Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball. His playing career spanned from 1998 to 2014, during which he competed in the National Basketball Association and represented Lithuania in the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. He was educated at the University of Maryland and trained by Gary Williams, Rick Carlisle, and Don Nelson.
As a coach, Jasikevičius has managed BC Žalgiris and FC Barcelona Bàsquet. He speaks Lithuanian and is married to Linor Abargil. His professional roles encompass both playing and managerial positions within the sport of basketball.
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Key facts
- 2007
- Golden State Warriors
- 2011
- Fenerbahçe
- Title
- Head coach
- League
- BSL , EuroLeague
- Born
- ( 1976-03-05 ) 5 March 1976 (age 50) , Kaunas , Lithuania
- Listed height
- 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
- Listed weight
- 202 lb (92 kg)
- High school
- Solanco , ( Quarryville, Pennsylvania )
- College
- Maryland (1994–1998)
- Nba draft
- 1998 : undrafted
- Playing career
- 1998–2014
- Position
- Point guard
- Number
- 3, 13, 19, 22, 33
- Coaching career
- 2014–present
- 1998 1999
- Lietuvos rytas
- 1999 2000
- Union Olimpija
- 2000 2003
- FC Barcelona
- 2003 2005
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Team
- Fenerbahçe Basketbol
- Position
- Manager
- Nationality
- Lithuania
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Šarūnas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Lithuania
- Place of birth
- Kaunas
- Spouse
- Linor Abargil
- Occupation
- basketball coach
- Educated at
- University of Maryland
- Languages spoken
- Lithuanian
- Participant in
- FIBA EuroBasket 2011
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Panathinaikos B.C.
- Position played
- shooting guard
- Country for sport
- Lithuania
- Mass
- 89
- Image
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius BC Žalgiris EuroLeague 20180223 (1).jpg
- Height
- 193
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- Commons category
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- date of birth
- 1976-03-05
- Commons gallery
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- birth name
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
- coach of sports team
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet
- trained by
- Don Nelson
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Encyclopedic overview
Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius ([ʃɐˈrûːnɐs jɛsʲɪˈkʲæːvʲɪtɕʊs] ; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, he played at the point guard position.
Often considered one of the best Lithuanian and European point guards ever, Jasikevičius was a two-time All-EuroLeague First Team selection, the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2005 and a four-time triple crown winner. He was named the 2005 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. Moreover, he was the first player in EuroLeague history to win the competition with three clubs. A former representative of the senior Lithuanian men's national team, he won the gold medal at 2003 EuroBasket, 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 2007 EuroBasket.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Šarūnas Jasikevičius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.