Simas Jasaitis

Simas Jasaitis
No. 3 – Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
Position Small forward
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born March 26, 1982
Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2004 / Undrafted
Pro 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–present Lietuvos rytas
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× LKL Champion (2002, 2006)
  • 2x ULEB Cup (2005, 2013)
  • BBL Champion (2006)
  • 2× LKL All-Star (2006, 2011)
  • LKL All-Star Game MVP (2006)
  • IBSL Champion (2007)
  • ACB Champion (2008)

Simas Jasaitis (born March 26, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.[1] He is a small forward who plays for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LBL). He also represents 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.[2] In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with Türk Telekom B.K..[3] On January 5, 2015 he went back to Lietuvos Rytas.[4]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2005–06 Lietuvos rytas 20 19 29.2 .580 .396 .741 5.0 1.0 1.5 .2 10.7 10.9
2006–07 Maccabi Tel Aviv 23 19 25.0 .661 .400 .816 3.5 .5 .6 .1 9.9 9.2
2007–08 TAU Cerámica 21 5 14.3 .519 .500 .833 1.4 .2 .2 .0 4.6 3.3
2008–09 Joventut 10 7 21.3 .581 .342 .818 2.8 1.0 .8 .2 9.3 9.2
2010–11 Lietuvos rytas 6 4 17.3 .444 .250 .833 2.3 1.2 .3 .2 5.5 3.7
2013–14 Lokomotiv Kuban 23 14 21.3 .585 .353 .1000 2.8 .6 .7 .1 6.2 5.8

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ↑ http://www.basketnews.lt/player-1679-simas-jasaitis.html
  2. ↑ L. RYTAS brings shooting ace Jasaitis home
  3. ↑ Simas Jasaitis inks with Turk Telekom Ankara
  4. ↑ Simas Jasaitis signs with Lietuvos Rytas

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