Simas Jasaitis

Simas Jasaitis
Jasaitis, with Joventut Badalona, in 2009.
Orlandina Basket
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1982-03-26) 26 March 1982 (age 42)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2004: undrafted
Playing career2000–present
Career history
2000–2001Sakalai
2001–2006Lietuvos rytas
2006–2007Maccabi Tel Aviv
2007–2008TAU Cerámica
2008–2009Joventut Badalona
2009–2010Galatasaray Café Crown
2011Lietuvos rytas
2011–2012Türk Telekom
2012–2014Lokomotiv Kuban
2015Lietuvos rytas
2015–2016Orlandina Basket
2016–2017Consultinvest Pesaro
2017–2019Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2019–2020Chocolates Trapa Palencia
2020–2021BC Dzūkija
2022–2023M Basket Mažeikiai
2023-presentOrlandina Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Spain National team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place Turkey 2010 National team

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

Lithuanian senior national team

References

  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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