Simas Jasaitis

Simas Jasaitis
	Jasaitis, with Joventut Badalona, in 2009.
Orlandina Basket
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born	26 March 1982 (age 42); 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
	2× EuroCup champion (2005, 2013); ACB champion (2008); 2× LKL champion (2002, 2006); LKL All-Star Game MVP (2006); 2× LKL All-Star (2006, 2011); IBSL champion (2007); BBL champion (2006);
Men's Basketball
Representing Lithuania
EuroBasket
World Cup

Simas Jasaitis (born 26 March 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. 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

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

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

[1] L. RYTAS brings shooting ace Jasaitis home

[2] Simas Jasaitis inks with Turk Telekom Ankara

[3] Simas Jasaitis signs with Lietuvos Rytas

[4] "SIMAS JASAITIS firma per la VL Consultinvest Pesaro". www.victorialibertas.it (in Italian). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[5] "Simas Jasaitis oficialiai keliasi į "Lietkabelį"".

[6] "Simas Jasaitis signs with BC Dzukija". Sportando. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[7] "Simas Jasaitis baigė krepšininko karjerą". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[8] "Susitarimas Mažeikiuose neišsipildė: Jasaitis išvyksta į užsienį". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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