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 Jasaitis, with
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| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Serie B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1982 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2004: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Sakalai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | TAU Cerámica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Galatasaray Café Crown | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Türk Telekom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Lokomotiv Kuban | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Orlandina Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Consultinvest Pesaro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Chocolates Trapa Palencia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | BC Dzūkija | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | M Basket Mažeikiai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Orlandina Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Simas Jasaitis (born 26 March 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Orlandina Basket of the Italian Serie B. He also represented the Lithuanian national basketball team.
Professional career
Jasaitis' first team in the LKL was Sakalai during the 2000-2001 season. In the fall of 2001 he moved to Lietuvos rytas, and played there till 2006. In his first season with the club he was averaging 8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Jasaitis returned to Lietuvos Rytas on 31 December 2010. [1] In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with Türk Telekom B.K. [2] On January 5, 2015 he went back to Lietuvos rytas. [3]
On July 5, 2016, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro. [4]
On July 28, 2017 Jasaitis signed with BC Lietkabelis. [5] On September 12, 2020, he signed with BC Dzūkija. [6]
On May 27, 2023, Jasaitis announced his retirement from professional basketball and was set to become an assistant coach for BC Mažeikiai in the 2023–24 season. [7] However, the deal was cancelled as Jasaitis decided to continue his playing career with Orlandina Basket of the Italian third-tier Serie B. [8]
Career statistics
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Lietuvos rytas | 20 | 19 | 29.2 | .473 | .396 | .741 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .2 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
| 2006–07 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23 | 19 | 25.0 | .503 | .400 | .816 | 3.5 | .5 | .6 | .1 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| 2007–08 | TAU Cerámica | 21 | 5 | 14.5 | .507 | .500 | .833 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| 2008–09 | Joventut | 10 | 7 | 21.5 | .449 | .342 | .818 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
| 2010–11 | Lietuvos rytas | 6 | 4 | 17.4 | .353 | .250 | .833 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| 2013–14 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 23 | 14 | 21.5 | .447 | .353 | .1000 | 2.8 | .6 | .7 | .1 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Career | 103 | 68 | 22.1 | .472 | .389 | .815 | 3.1 | .7 | .7 | .1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | |
Awards and achievements
Pro clubs
- 2× Lithuanian League Champion: (2002, 2006)
- 2× ULEB Cup ( EuroCup) Champion: (2005, 2013)
- 2× Lithuanian All-Star: (2006, 2011)
- Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP: (2006)
- Baltic League Champion: (2006)
- Israeli League Champion: (2007)
- Spanish League Champion: (2008)
Lithuanian senior national team
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EuroBasket 2007:
Bronze -
2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey: Bronze
References
- ^ L. RYTAS brings shooting ace Jasaitis home
- ^ Simas Jasaitis inks with Turk Telekom Ankara
- ^ Simas Jasaitis signs with Lietuvos Rytas
- ^ "SIMAS JASAITIS firma per la VL Consultinvest Pesaro". www.victorialibertas.it (in Italian). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Simas Jasaitis oficialiai keliasi į "Lietkabelį"".
- ^ "Simas Jasaitis signs with BC Dzukija". Sportando. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Simas Jasaitis baigė krepšininko karjerą". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Susitarimas Mažeikiuose neišsipildė: Jasaitis išvyksta į užsienį". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Simas Jasaitis.
Lithuanian squads | |||||||||||||
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Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- BC Dzūkija players
- BC Lietkabelis players
- BC Rytas players
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Olympic basketball players for Lithuania
- Orlandina Basket players
- PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Small forwards
- Türk Telekom B.K. players
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
- Basketball players from Vilnius
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- 2006 FIBA World Championship players
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Jasaitis, with
Joventut Badalona, in 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Orlandina Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Serie B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1982 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2004: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Sakalai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | TAU Cerámica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Galatasaray Café Crown | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Türk Telekom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Lokomotiv Kuban | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Orlandina Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Consultinvest Pesaro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Chocolates Trapa Palencia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | BC Dzūkija | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | M Basket Mažeikiai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Orlandina Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Simas Jasaitis (born 26 March 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Orlandina Basket of the Italian Serie B. He also represented the Lithuanian national basketball team.
Professional career
Jasaitis' first team in the LKL was Sakalai during the 2000-2001 season. In the fall of 2001 he moved to Lietuvos rytas, and played there till 2006. In his first season with the club he was averaging 8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Jasaitis returned to Lietuvos Rytas on 31 December 2010. [1] In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with Türk Telekom B.K. [2] On January 5, 2015 he went back to Lietuvos rytas. [3]
On July 5, 2016, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro. [4]
On July 28, 2017 Jasaitis signed with BC Lietkabelis. [5] On September 12, 2020, he signed with BC Dzūkija. [6]
On May 27, 2023, Jasaitis announced his retirement from professional basketball and was set to become an assistant coach for BC Mažeikiai in the 2023–24 season. [7] However, the deal was cancelled as Jasaitis decided to continue his playing career with Orlandina Basket of the Italian third-tier Serie B. [8]
Career statistics
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Lietuvos rytas | 20 | 19 | 29.2 | .473 | .396 | .741 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .2 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
| 2006–07 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23 | 19 | 25.0 | .503 | .400 | .816 | 3.5 | .5 | .6 | .1 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| 2007–08 | TAU Cerámica | 21 | 5 | 14.5 | .507 | .500 | .833 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| 2008–09 | Joventut | 10 | 7 | 21.5 | .449 | .342 | .818 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
| 2010–11 | Lietuvos rytas | 6 | 4 | 17.4 | .353 | .250 | .833 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| 2013–14 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 23 | 14 | 21.5 | .447 | .353 | .1000 | 2.8 | .6 | .7 | .1 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Career | 103 | 68 | 22.1 | .472 | .389 | .815 | 3.1 | .7 | .7 | .1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | |
Awards and achievements
Pro clubs
- 2× Lithuanian League Champion: (2002, 2006)
- 2× ULEB Cup ( EuroCup) Champion: (2005, 2013)
- 2× Lithuanian All-Star: (2006, 2011)
- Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP: (2006)
- Baltic League Champion: (2006)
- Israeli League Champion: (2007)
- Spanish League Champion: (2008)
Lithuanian senior national team
-
EuroBasket 2007: Bronze
-
2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey: Bronze
References
- ^ L. RYTAS brings shooting ace Jasaitis home
- ^ Simas Jasaitis inks with Turk Telekom Ankara
- ^ Simas Jasaitis signs with Lietuvos Rytas
- ^ "SIMAS JASAITIS firma per la VL Consultinvest Pesaro". www.victorialibertas.it (in Italian). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Simas Jasaitis oficialiai keliasi į "Lietkabelį"".
- ^ "Simas Jasaitis signs with BC Dzukija". Sportando. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Simas Jasaitis baigė krepšininko karjerą". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Susitarimas Mažeikiuose neišsipildė: Jasaitis išvyksta į užsienį". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Simas Jasaitis.
Lithuanian squads | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- BC Dzūkija players
- BC Lietkabelis players
- BC Rytas players
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Olympic basketball players for Lithuania
- Orlandina Basket players
- PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Small forwards
- Türk Telekom B.K. players
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
- Basketball players from Vilnius
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- 2006 FIBA World Championship players