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{{short description|Lithuanian basketball player and coach}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Šarūnas Jasikevičius
| image = Šarūnas Jasikevičius BC Žalgiris EuroLeague 20180223 (1).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Jasikevičius with [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]] in 2018
| team = Fenerbahçe Beko
| position = [[Coach (basketball)|Head coach]]
| league = [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|BSL]]<br>[[EuroLeague]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic|Lithuanian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] 
| nationality = Lithuanian
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 202
| high_school = [[Solanco High School|Solanco]] ([[Quarryville, Pennsylvania]])
| college = [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]] (1994–1998)
| draft_year = 1998
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2014
| career_number = 3, 13, 19, 33
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| coach_start = 2014
| coach_end = 
| years1 = 1998–1999
| team1 = [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]]
| years2 = 1999–2000
| team2 = [[KK Olimpija|Union Olimpija]]
| years3 = 2000–2003
| team3 = [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
| years4 = 2003–2005
| team4 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years5 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}
| team5 = [[Indiana Pacers]]
| years7 = {{nbay|2006|end}}
| team7 = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| years8 = 2007–2010
| team8 = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| years9 = 2010
| team9 = [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]]
| years10 = 2011
| team10 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]
| years11 = 2011–2012
| team11 = Panathinaikos
| years12 = 2012–2013
| team12 = FC Barcelona
| years13 = 2013–2014
| team13 = [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
| cyears1 = 2014–2016
| cteam1 = [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2016–2020
| cteam2 = Žalgiris
| cyears3 = 2020–2023
| cteam3 = [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
| cyears4 = 2023–present
| cteam4 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]
| highlights = 
'''As player:'''
* [[EuroBasket MVP]] ([[EuroBasket 2003|2003]])
* [[EuroBasket 2000–2020 Dream Team|EuroBasket Dream Team]] (2020)
* 4× [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2003 EuroLeague Final Four|2003]]–[[2005 EuroLeague Final Four|2005]], [[2009 EuroLeague Final Four|2009]])
* [[EuroLeague Final Four MVP]] (2005)
* [[EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer]] (2005)
* 2× [[All-EuroLeague Team]] ([[2003–04 Euroleague|2004]], [[2004–05 Euroleague|2005]])
* [[EuroLeague Basketball Legend|EuroLeague Legend]] (2015)
* [[50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors]] (2008)
* [[EuroLeague 2000–10 All-Decade Team]] (2010)
* [[Mr. Europa|Mr. Europa Player of the Year]] (2003)
* 2× [[EuroLeague]] 50–40–90 club ([[2003–04 EuroLeague|2004]], [[2007–08 EuroLeague|2008]])
* 4× [[List of EuroLeague annual free throw percentage leaders|EuroLeague Free Throw Percentage]] leader (2003, 2005, 2008, 2014)
* 4× [[Triple Crown (basketball)|Triple Crown]] winner (2003–2005, 2009)
* 2× [[Liga ACB]] champion ([[2000–01 ACB season|2001]], [[2002–03 ACB season|2003]])
* [[ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Liga ACB Finals MVP]] (2003)
* 3× [[Spanish Basketball King's Cup|Spanish Cup]] champion ([[2001 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2001]], [[2003 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2003]], [[2013 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2013]])
* 2× [[ACB contests|Liga ACB All-Star]] (2001, 2003)
* 3× [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] champion ([[2007–08 Greek Basket League|2008]]–[[2009–10 Greek Basket League|2010]])
* 3× [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner (2008, 2009, 2012)
* [[Greek Basket League Pentad|All-Greek League First Team]] ([[2008–09 Greek Basket League|2009]])
* [[Greek Basket League Pentad|All-Greek League Second Team]] (2008)
* [[Greek Basketball Cup MVP|Greek Cup MVP]] (2012)
* 2× [[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Greek All-Star]] (2008, 2009)
* [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] Guard of the Year (2008)
* [[Turkish Basketball Super League|Turkish League]] champion ([[2010–11 Turkish Basketball League|2011]])
* [[Turkish Cup Basketball|Turkish Cup]] winner ([[2010–11 Turkish Cup Basketball|2011]])
* 2× [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli Super League]] champion (2004, 2005)
* 2× [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli State Cup]] winner (2004, 2005)
* [[Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP|Israeli Super League MVP]] (2005)
* 2× [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet|Israeli Super League Quintet]] (2004, 2005)
* [[Lithuanian Basketball League|Lithuanian LKL]] champion ([[2013–14 LKL season|2014]])
* [[Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year]] (2003)
* [[Premier A Slovenian Basketball League|Slovenian League]] MVP ([[1999–2000 Slovenian Basketball League|2000]])
* Slovenian League All-Star (2000)
* [[Slovenian Basketball Cup|Slovenian Cup]] winner (2000) 
* Slovenian Cup MVP (2000)
'''As head coach:'''
* 2× [[Liga ACB]] champion ([[2020–21 ACB season|2021]], [[2022–23 ACB season|2023]]) 
* 2× [[Spanish Cup]] winner ([[2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2021]], [[2022 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|2022]])
* 5× [[Lithuanian Basketball League|LKL]] champion ([[2015–16 LKL season|2016]]–[[2019–20 LKL season|2020]])
* 3× [[King Mindaugas Basketball Cup|Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup]] winner ([[2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė|2017]], [[2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė|2018]], 2020)
* 3× [[Lithuanian Basketball League|LKL]] Coach of the Year ([[2016–17 LKL season|2017]]–[[2018–19 LKL season|2019]])
* [[Lliga Catalana de Bàsquet|Catalan League]] champion (2022)
* [[Lliga Catalana de Bàsquet|Catalan League]] Best Coach (2022)
* 2× Gloria Cup winner (2017, 2018)
* Kaunas, Lithuania Invitational Game winner (2019)
'''As assistant coach:'''
* [[Lithuanian Basketball League|Lithuanian League]] champion ([[2014–15 LKL season|2015]])
* [[LKF Cup|Lithuanian Cup]] winner ([[2015 LKF Cup|2015]])
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|LTU}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Sydney]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[EuroBasket 2003|2003 Sweden]] | }}
{{MedalBronze| [[EuroBasket 2007|2007 Spain]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|FIBA Europe U20 Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|1996 Turkey]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|FIBA Europe U18 Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1994 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|1994 Israel]] | [[Lithuania men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team|Under-18]]}}
}}
'''Šarūnas Jasikevičius''' ({{IPA-lt|ʃɐˈrûːnɐs jɛsʲɪˈkʲæːvʲɪtɕʊs||Sarunas Jasikevicius.ogg}}; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional [[basketball]] coach and former player who is the head coach for [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe Beko]] of the Turkish [[Basketbol Süper Ligi]] and the [[EuroLeague]]. During his playing career, standing at a height of {{height|ft=6|in=4}} tall,<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=ADG&seasoncode=E2002 Sarunas Jasikevicius - Player profile.]</ref> he played at the [[point guard]] position.

Often considered one of the best Lithuanian and European [[point guard]]s ever, Jasikevičius was a two-time [[All-EuroLeague First Team]] selection, the [[EuroLeague Final Four MVP]] in [[2005 EuroLeague Final Four|2005]] and a four-time [[Triple Crown (basketball)|triple crown]] winner. He was named the 2005 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP]]. Moreover, he is the only player in [[EuroLeague]] history to win the competition with three clubs. A former representative of the senior [[Lithuania men's national basketball team|Lithuanian men's national team]], he won the gold medal at [[2003 EuroBasket]], earning an [[FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team|All-EuroBasket Team]] selection and [[FIBA EuroBasket MVP|MVP honors]] in the process. He also won the bronze medal at the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Summer Olympic Games]], and the bronze medal at [[2007 EuroBasket]].

On 9 February 2015, Jasikevičius was named a [[EuroLeague Basketball Legend]], as a reward for his stunning playing career.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/5qqoiet33h95djia Sarunas Jasikevicius to be honored as Euroleague Basketball Legend] {{in lang|en}}</ref> He was then honored with a ceremony on 12 February.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150223011353/http://live.sportlive.co.za/?sport=news&page=news&view=article&news_id=545475 Real ruin Jasikevicius´ Euroleague legend induction, Barca bounce back.]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sspzwPyLUoM Š.Jasikevičius oficialiai pripažintas Eurolygos legenda (VIDEO)] {{in lang|lt}}</ref>

==Early years==
Jasikevičius was born into a family of sportsmen. His mother Rita, a famous Lithuanian [[handball]] player, won a silver medal with the [[Soviet Union women's national handball team]] during the [[1975 World Women's Handball Championship]]. Following the success in the world championship, Rita was preparing for the [[Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]]. According to Rita: "Everything was calculated, planned: Olympic Games, then - the increase of family, one year break and then back to sports again. But everything happened differently" and she had to choose between her son and the Olympic Games. She decided to give birth to a child and give up the Olympic dream. Later on, the Soviet squad went on to win the Olympic gold medals in the Montreal Olympics and the national team's head coach shut the door for Rita Jasikevičienė to return into the national team in the future. However, Šarūnas's mother never regretted her decision.<ref name="Sarunas13lt-biografija">{{cite web|title=Biografija|url=http://sarunas13lt.blogspot.lt/p/biografija-2.html|website=Sarunas13lt.blogspot.lt|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref> Šarūnas remembers that his mother constantly said: "My son will give me back the Olympics".{{sfn|Jasikevičius|Scibetta|2015|p=9}}
{{quote box|width=24em|align=left|quote="One day, for example, (my dad) told me that up until a short time ago Lithuania had been an independent country - you could have blown me down with a feather. We weren't allowed to study these things, let alone talk about them. People were afraid to talk; almost everyone was a member of the Communist Party. If you didn't join you were putting yourself in a bad situation, you risked never finding a job and you would be cut off from social life, at all levels. What could we possibly know of what was happening outside that context? We knew nothing, except that the Americans were the bad ones. We could not see their movies, except clandestinely, and only thanks to the advent of VCRs. (...) Nothing from Spain or Italy or anywhere else." |source=— Šarūnas Jasikevičius, describing his childhood.{{sfn|Jasikevičius|Scibetta|2015|p=9-10}}
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In his childhood Šarūnas was a very agile child. His mother remembers that quickly after learning to walk, Šarūnas immediately began to run leaned by 45 degrees. Rita: "He was running and running everywhere and I had to constantly chase him". The biggest penalty for Šarūnas was to sit. His younger brother [[Vytenis Jasikevičius|Vytenis]] was slightly different though. He was slower, but both brothers were unable to live without the ball in their childhood.<ref name="Sarunas13lt-biografija" />

Jasikevičius's father Linas always was a sports lover and along with him, he followed practically everything, together they cheered for USSR national teams or any athlete who had USSR written across his or her chest.{{sfn|Jasikevičius|Scibetta|2015|p=10}} Not surprisingly, his dad took him to the first basketball workout when he was 6 years old. His first coach was Feliksas Mitkevičius in Kaunas basketball school, who was strict and not once was chasing Šarūnas when he was trying to run away from the workouts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Šarūnas Jasikevičius - LTOK|url=http://www.ltok.lt/olimpines-rinktines-kandidatai/sarunas-jasikevicius/|website=LTOK.lt|access-date=7 April 2017|language=lt-LT}}</ref> According to Mitkevičius, when Šarūnas was 12 years old, he was so sick of basketball that he wished to drop it. He visited his parents, outlined the situation and stated that it would be a huge loss to Lithuania. Following it, his dad had a strong conversation with Šarūnas and forbade to drop basketball, which he wished to replace with [[tennis]].<ref name="Sarunas13lt-biografija" /> In Kaunas basketball school he met with the future [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] star [[Žydrūnas Ilgauskas]] with which he was meeting practically every day, at school, in the gym or elsewhere for the next eleven years. [[Tomas Masiulis]] was another notable player in his team. Jasikevičius remembers that at first he was seen as the guy who was "talented but lazy" as he was no devotee of the gym; all he did was joke around and try to work as little as possible. Consequently, once his dad stopped him from going on a trip to [[Minsk]] with the team, a trip of kind which happens only once a year, as his marks were disastrous and it was a punishment: "No school? So no basketball". Though, his parents were happy to see him venting his [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder|hyperactivity]] in basketball, and this made them urge him on towards the sport, as it also helped him avoid bad company in the area. They played in the gym, and also in the street using scrap metal instead of real baskets, and their favorite pastime was called ''minus'', a kind of forerunner of little game that can be seen today during the [[NBA All-Star Game]] called "horse". It was far from ideal, but his parents preferred to see him play with the scrap metal hoops in front of their home rather than down at the pitch, where it would have taken him less than five minutes to pick a fight with the wrong person. His childhood dream was to become a [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] player about which he was so crazy that he knew everything about every player, even the players' shoe sizes. Following the Žalgiris' victory in [[1986 FIBA Club World Cup|1986 Intercontinental Cup]], he begged his father to take him to the airport to welcome home the players, where hundreds of people were waiting in the freezing cold. His father knew some of the players, and managed to get signed posters and photos that he used to decorate all the walls of his room.{{sfn|Jasikevičius|Scibetta|2015|p=11-12}}
{{quote box|width=24em|align=left|quote="I was thirteen years old when I went to Spain for the first time. Flying to Madrid was like going to the moon, and it was also the first time I ventured into some kind of international competition. We went with ten players, the bare minimum. The reason is easy to understand; there was little money. But everyone wanted to take part in the expedition. (...) My father got us the sport uniforms, featuring the acronym K.S.M., Kaunas Sporto Mokykla or Sports School of Kaunas. So how could they refuse to take with them the son of the guy who had given them their official uniforms officers? Obviously, they didn't refuse." |source=Šarūnas Jasikevičius, about his first trip to Spain.{{sfn|Jasikevičius|Scibetta|2015|p=15}}
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Šarūnas started going to school in Jonas Jablonskis Middle School in 1982 and attended it till 1987. He had to take the bus to go to school even though the thermometer outside read minus twenty and he knew that the most important thing for his parents was that he spent as little time as possible with the toughest people of Partizanai Street.{{sfn|Jasikevičius|Scibetta|2015|p=9}} From 1987 to 1993, he was studying at Kaunas 4th Middle School.<ref name="Sarunas13lt-biografija" /> His first trip destination was [[Moscow]], which he visited before the tournament. Jasikevičius's greatest youth memory in the city was the opening of the first [[McDonald's]] in Russia. He remembers that his classmates were listening with their mouths gaping when he was narrating about the [[French fries]], bread rolls with minced beef and [[fizzy drinks]].{{sfn|Jasikevičius|Scibetta|2015|p=10}} One of his childhood passions was history, especially about the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], as well as books about basketball as he was capable of reading a book of more than four hundred pages on basketball in two days. He was also curious about politics, especially when [[Perestroika]] began, because of which he was able to travel to [[Berlin]] with his father and brother, and was amazed by the visit to the [[Checkpoint Charlie Museum]]. His childhood favorite Lithuanian player was [[Arvydas Sabonis]], which he admired more than other Lithuanian superstars, such as [[Rimas Kurtinaitis]] and [[Valdemaras Chomičius]], due to his passing. However, his idol was [[Dražen Petrović]], and he wished to be as good as him, watching matches of him over and over again, dozens of times, for hours and hours, and later started imitating him in workouts. After one of his trips, his dad came back with a [[videocassette recorder]], using which he was able to record an [[NBA All-Star Game]] with [[Michael Jordan]], [[Clyde Drexler]], [[Larry Bird]], [[Magic Johnson]], [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], and later to watch it for couple of years, more than hundred times. Jasikevičius also started to record games of Žalgiris and Petrović every time he was able to. Thanks to the video recorder, he discovered the existence of a [[Basketball moves#Blind pass|no-look pass]] of Magic Johnson. For him, he was the NBA, not Michael Jordan. His unselfishness, imagination and the way he dribbled, passed between his opponent's legs bewitched Jasikevičius. Consequently, his favorite element of basketball quickly became [[Assist (basketball)|assisting his teammates]], and he was trying to do it like Petrović or Johnson.{{sfn|Jasikevičius|Scibetta|2015|p=13-14}}

Later he continued his studies in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|title=#SavasTarpSvetimų. Jasikevičius "Tik būdamas JAV supratau, kad egzistuoja rasizmas"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oX2e44Nurc|website=YouTube.com (LKL Television)|access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref> In 1993–94 he attended the [[Solanco High School]] in [[Quarryville, Pennsylvania]].<ref>[http://www.nba.com/athens2004/jasikevicius_feature.html Jasikevicius’ Quest]</ref> That year his team won 25 of 27 games and was one of the contenders for the State Championship final, however they lost their first playoffs game and finished the season early. Although, he was noticed by [[Billy Hahn]], who was working as [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|University of Maryland]] assistant coach and invited Jasikevičius to join them.<ref name="Sarunas13lt-biografija" />

==College career==
Jasikevičius played [[NCAA Division I]] [[college basketball]] at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]], with the [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland Terrapins]]. He played as a [[swingman|wing]], although he remade himself into a [[point guard]] in his pro career.<ref>http://www.interbasket.net/players/jasikevicius.htm Jasikevicius Has Continental Flair, Ex-Terp One of Europe's Best Guards By Tim Warren Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, 14 September 2003</ref> He did not see much playing time in his first two years in college, with seniors Duane Simpkins, Johnny Rhodes, and Exree Hipp ahead of him at the wing positions. As a junior, he became a better passer and improved his defense.<ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/events/1998/tournament/men/spotlight/jasikevicius.html Sarunas Jasikevicius, Maryland</ref> He averaged a shade under 13 points and 4 assists in his junior and senior years.

==Professional career==
[[File:Sarunas Jasikevicius and Alex Abrines.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Šarūnas Jasikevičius with his first [[EuroLeague]]-winning team [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|Barcelona]]]]
[[File:Sharas107.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Jasikevičius with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] in 2004]]
[[File:SarasPana.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jasikevičius as a [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] member]]

===Early career===
Jasikevičius made his pro debut in the 1998–99 season, with the Lithuanian club [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]], of [[Vilnius]]. With Rytas, he averaged 18.0 points and 5.4 assists per game.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDpbfJN4QNM Šarūnas Jasikevičius game play as a member of Lietuvos Rytas in 1998] (until 3:40).</ref> In the following 1999–2000 season, Jasikevičius joined the Slovenian club [[KK Olimpija|Union Olimpija]]. With Union Olimpija, he won the [[Slovenian National Cup|Slovenian Cup]]. With Union Olimpija, he averaged 9.3 points and 3.4 assists per game.

===Barcelona Bàsquet===
Jasikevičius played the next three seasons with [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]], and won the [[EuroLeague]] with them in 2003. He started for the championship team, and averaged 13.4 points and 3.2 assists per game. He also led the team to two [[Liga ACB|Spanish League]] titles, and two [[Spanish Basketball King's Cup|Spanish King's Cups]].

===Maccabi Tel Aviv===

Jasikevičius joined [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] in 2003, and helped them win two [[EuroLeague]] titles, two [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli League]] crowns, and two [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli Cups]]. He was named the 2005 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP]].

===NBA===
Jasikevičius signed with the [[Indiana Pacers]] in July 2005. The deal was worth $12 million over three years. He played in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] with the Pacers in 112 regular season games (16 starts), in one and a half seasons, averaging 7.3 points and 3.0 assists per game.

On 17 January 2007, Jasikevičius was traded to the [[Golden State Warriors]], along with [[Stephen Jackson]], [[Al Harrington]], and [[Josh Powell]], in exchange for [[Troy Murphy]], [[Mike Dunleavy Jr.]], [[Ike Diogu]], and [[Keith McLeod]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/teams/transactions?team=gsw&year=2007 Golden State Warriors Transactions 2006-07.]</ref> He did not become a part of the rotation in Golden State. He averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 assists per game, in 26 games (2 starts) played, in only 11.9 minutes per game. Jasikevičius was bought out by the Warriors on 20 September 2007.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/Warriors_Request_Waivers_On_Jasikevicius.html Warriors Request Waivers On Sarunas Jasikevicius.]</ref>

===Panathinaikos Athens===
On 25 September 2007, Jasikevičius signed with [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]. The deal reportedly was worth [[Euro|€]]7 million euros [[net income]] over two years (7.7 million including his buyout).<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/15233/180/item Greens land Jasikevicius, too.]</ref> With Panathinaikos, he won the [[EuroLeague]] again in 2009.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081223172239/http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/competition-summary/788168.html Article title]}} Euroleague Summary</ref> Jasikevičius became the only player in basketball history to win the EuroLeague with three different teams.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2009-10-signings/i/55317/3694/panathinaikos-keeps-jasikevicius Euroleague.net PANATHINAIKOS keeps Jasikevicius.]</ref> He also won three [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] titles and three [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cups]] with Panathinaikos. In 2009, he signed a contract extension worth [[Euro|€]] 3.5 million euros [[net income]] with Panathinaikos.<ref>[http://www.talkbasket.net/news/jasikevicius-stays-put-at-panathinaikos-1533.html Talkbasket.com Jasikevicius stays put at Panathinaikos.]</ref> He underwent a knee surgery that same year, and after 5 months of rehabilitation, he returned to the court with limited playing time.

===Return to Rytas Vilnius===
In November 2010, Jasikevičius signed a one-year contract with [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] of the [[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|Lithuanian Basketball League]].<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/76230/180/item Lietuvos Rytas brings home Jasikevicius.]</ref>

===Fenerbahçe Istanbul===
In January 2011, [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]], bought-out Jasikevičius' contract with Lietuvos Rytas, and he signed a one-year contract with them.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/80978/4465/fenerbahce-ulker-saras-agrees-to-terms FENERBAHCE ULKER: Saras agrees to terms.]</ref>

===Return to Panathinaikos Athens===
In September 2011, Jasikevičius signed a new contract with [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]].<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2011-12-signings/i/87465/5611/greens-saras-together-again GREENS, Saras together again.]</ref> At age 36, he was named the [[Greek Basketball Cup MVP|Greek Cup Final MVP]], as he helped [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] to victory against [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]], in a game that finished with a score of 71–70.<ref>[http://www.basketnews.lt/news-48522-panathinaikos-iskovojo-graikios-taure-jasikevicius-naudingiausias.html Šarūnas Jasikevičius led Panathinaikos to victory against Olympiacos in Greek Cup] {{in lang|lt}}.</ref>

===Return to Barcelona Bàsquet===
Despite rumors that Jasikevičius would join [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]],<ref>[http://www.lrytas.lt/-13428530171340508210-%C5%A1-jasikevi%C4%8Dius-did%C5%BEiausia-mano-svajon%C4%97-buvo-%C5%BEaisti-%C5%BEalgiryje.htm Š.Jasikevičius: My biggest dream was to play in Žalgiris {{in lang{{!}}lt}}.]</ref> in July 2012, Jasikevičius signed with his former team, [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]].<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2012-13-signings/i/98949/7224 Euroleague.net FC BARCELONA, Saras together again.]</ref> During the fifth Spanish [[Liga ACB]] finals game against [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], Jasikevičius scored 23 points, and dished out 2 assists, in 19 minutes of game action. However, it wasn't enough, as Real won the game 79 to 71.<ref>[http://www.basketnews.lt/news-63058-geriausia-sezono-maca-suzaides-jasikevicius-liko-be-ispanijos-cempiono-titulo.html#fb Best season game for Šarunas Jasikevičius wasn't enough to win ACB title.]</ref>

On 1 July 2013, it was announced that Barcelona had parted ways with Jasikevičius.<ref>{{cite web|title=Barcelona part ways with Jasikevicius, Mavrokefalides, Wallace|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/58265/barcelona-part-ways-with-jasikevicius-mavrokefalides-wallace.html|work=Sportando|access-date=16 July 2013}}</ref>

===Žalgiris===
In September 2013, Jasikevičius returned home to Kaunas, signing with [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ZALGIRIS KAUNAS brings home Saras!|url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/117143/8177/zalgiris-kaunas-brings-home-saras|access-date=27 September 2013|newspaper=Euroleague.net}}</ref> On 30 September 2013, he debuted with Žalgiris, during a game against [[BC UNICS|Unics Kazan]], scoring 6 points and dishing out 4 assists.<ref>[http://www.krepsinis.net/lietuva/s-jasikevicius-jei-dabar-visi-zaistumeme-gerai-butu-tiesiog-nelogiska/234029 Šarūnas Jasikevičius debuted in Žalgiris] {{in lang|lt}}</ref> He retired after the season, and joined the Žalgiris coaching staff.<ref>[http://www.krepsinis.net/lietuva/s-jasikevicius-baigia-karjera-ir-taps-g-krapiko-asistentu/242003 Šarūnas Jasikevičius is retiring and will become G. Krapikas assistant {{in lang{{!}}lt}}.]</ref>

==National team career==
[[File:Sharas.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Šarūnas Jasikevičius, during the bronze medalists meeting, in [[Vilnius]].]]
[[File:Sarunas Jasikevicius by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Šarunas Jasikevičius, during [[EuroBasket 2011]]]]

===Lithuanian junior national team===
Jasikevičius was a member of the junior national teams of Lithuania. With Lithuania's junior national teams, he won the gold medal at the [[1994 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship]], and the gold medal at the [[1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarunas Jasikevicius|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_1994.roundID_2344.teamID_2135.playerID_16926.html|website=FIBAEurope.com|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>

===Lithuanian senior national team===
Jasikevičius started his senior [[national sports team|national team]] career in 1997, when he played for [[Lithuania]]'s senior national team at the [[EuroBasket 1997]]. Jasikevičius was also a member of the senior [[Lithuania men's national basketball team|Lithuanian national team]] that won the bronze medal at the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics]]. He averaged 14.0 points and 5.1 assists, and scored a tournament-high 27 points, in a semifinals loss to the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/sarunas-jasikevicius-1.html |title=Šarūnas Jasikevičius |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005408/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/sarunas-jasikevicius-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

Jasikevičius also led Lithuania to the [[EuroBasket 2003]] gold medal. He was named [[FIBA EuroBasket MVP|the tournament's MVP]], after averaging 14.0 points and 8.2 assists per game.<ref>[http://www.basketnews.lt/index.php/players.stats;id.1688;sz.2002;lg.33 Šarūnas Jasikevičius: 2002/2003 Europos vyrų čempionatas.]</ref>

Jasikevičius also helped Lithuania win the bronze medal at the [[EuroBasket 2007]]. He averaged 10.4 points and 5.6 assists per game, and scored a tournament-high 18 points against [[Turkey national basketball team|Turkey]], on 3 September 2007.<ref>[http://www.basketnews.lt/index.php/players.stats;id.1688;sz.2006;lg.33 Šarūnas Jasikevičius: 2006/2007 Europos vyrų čempionatas.]</ref>

As of 2012, he was the only Lithuanian basketball player to participate in the [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] four times in a row. He retired from the Lithuanian national team following the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/londonas-2012-olimpiada/krepsinis2012/karjera-lietuvos-krepsinio-rinktineje-baige-ir-sarunas-jasikevicius-bei-rimantas-kaukenas-kestucio-kemzuros-likimas-paaiskes-kita-savaite-616-240165 Šarūnas Jasikevičius and Rimantas Kaukėnas retired from Lithuania national men's basketball team]</ref> In his entire career as a senior [[Lithuania men's national basketball team|Lithuania national basketball team]] member, he averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. He was named to the [[FIBA EuroBasket 2000–2020 Dream Team]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Διαμαντίδης και Σπανούλης στην κορυφαία πεντάδα της 20ετιας των EuroBasket|url=https://www.sport24.gr/basket/diamantidis-kai-spanoylis-psifistikan-stin-koryfaia-pentada-tis-20etias-ton-eurobasket.8989177.html|publisher=FIBA|access-date=11 August 2020|date=16 August 2023}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
On 29 July 2014, Jasikevičius announced his retirement from playing basketball, and was appointed to an assistant coach position with [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]].<ref>{{cite news|title='El Mago' Jasikevicius anuncia su retirada|url=http://www.marca.com/2014/07/29/baloncesto/acb/1406656079.html|access-date=30 July 2014|work=marca.com|language=es}}</ref> After the firing of head coach [[Gintaras Krapikas]] during the 2015–16 season, Jasikevičius became the team's interim head coach.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zalgiris and head coach Krapikas part ways|url=http://zalgiris.lt/en/news/bc-zalgiris/52826/|publisher=BC Žalgiris|date=9 January 2016|access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref> On 13 January 2016, it was announced that he was appointed as their new head coach.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sarunas Jasikevicius is the new Zalgiris head coach|url=http://zalgiris.lt/en/news/bc-zalgiris/53359/|publisher=BC Žalgiris|date=13 January 2016|access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref>

On 22 January 2016, he accomplished his first [[EuroLeague]] victory as a head coach, when Žalgiris shockingly crushed the previous season's runners-up, [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]], by a score of 75–55, at [[Žalgiris Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pirmoji Šaro pergalė Eurolygoje: nepasiduodantis "Žalgiris" patiesė "Olympiakos"|url=http://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena/europa/pirmoji-saro-pergale-eurolygoje-nepasiduodantis-zalgiris-patiese-olympiakos-874-571367|website=24sek.lt|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> On 26 October 2016, just before the first game versus his former long-time head coach [[Željko Obradović]], Željko said: "I knew that he will be a good coach and in the future - one of the best in Europe".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Urbonas|first1=Donatas|title=Šarūnas Jasikevičius – kaip iš akies luptas krepšinio genijus|url=http://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena/lietuva/sarunas-jasikevicius-kaip-is-akies-luptas-krepsinio-genijus-875-702373|website=24sek.lt|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> On 13 June 2017, he was named best coach of the [[2016–17 LKL season]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sarapas|first1=Jaunius|title=Kauniečių dominavimas: LKL metų treneris – Š. Jasikevičius, organizacija – "Žalgiris"|url=http://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/kaunieciu-dominavimas-lkl-metu-treneris-s-jasikevicius-organizacija-zalgiris.d?id=74929704|website=Krepsinis.lt|access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref> After the season, [[San Antonio Spurs]] and [[United States men's national basketball team|U.S. national team]] head coach [[Gregg Popovich]] invited him to join his coaching staff during the [[2017 NBA Summer League]]. However, Jasikevičius declined, due to his already early planned summer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Š. Jasikevičiui – "Spurs" kvietimas prisijungti prie trenerių štabo|url=http://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/s-jasikeviciui-spurs-kvietimas-prisijungti-prie-treneriu-stabo.d?id=75013788|website=Krepsinis.lt|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> Jasikevičius also took third place in the voting for the [[Alexander Gomelsky EuroLeague Coach of the Year|2017 Alexander Gomelsky EuroLeague Coach of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fenerbahce's Zeljko Obradovic is voted the Alexander Gomelsky Coach of the Year!|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/7xpxeex6qtgu8r6p|website=Euroleague.net|access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>

In the [[2017–18 EuroLeague]] season, Jasikevičius and his Žalgiris surprised by ending in the sixth place in the regular season. On 26 April 2018, Žalgiris qualified for the [[2018 EuroLeague Final Four]] by beating [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]] in game 4 to clinch a 3–1 series win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=255&seasoncode=E2017#!report|title=Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Olympiacos Piraeus - Game}}</ref> It was achieved by having a second lowest budget in the whole league.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Augustis|first1=Mindaugas|title=Jasikevičius prisiekė meilę "Žalgiriui" ir pažadėjo klubui šviesią ateitį|url=https://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/jasikevicius-prisieke-meile-zalgiriui-ir-pazadejo-klubui-sviesia-ateiti.d?id=77833211|website=DELFI.lt|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> During the semi-final, Žalgiris played [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]], unfortunately losing 76–67. Two days later they faced [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] in the bronze medal game, winning that game 77–79 and finishing third in the season. On 20 June 2018, he was named best coach of the [[2017–18 LKL season]] after coaching Žalgiris to yet another Lithuanian League title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sezono uždarymo šventė: LKL titulai byrėjo žalgiriečiams |url=https://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena/lkl/sezono-uzdarymo-svente-lkl-titulai-byrejo-zalgirieciams-1128-989998 |website=15min.lt/24sek |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> On 27 June, Jasikevičius signed one-season contract with Žalgiris.<ref>{{cite web |title="Žalgiryje" liekantis Šaras: čia – mano namai |url=https://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/zalgiryje-liekantis-saras-cia-mano-namai.d?id=78389363 |website=DELFI.lt |access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref> He was named as a LKL Coach of the Year for the third straight time in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=LKL sezono uždaryme – Š.Jasikevičiaus, E.Ulanovo ir "Žalgirio" triumfas |url=https://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena/lkl/lkl-sezono-uzdarymas-apdovanojami-geriausieji-1128-1154890 |website=[[15min.lt]] |access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>

According to the Euroleague statistics, Jasikevičius team's defensive rating had 97,0 in the 2019/20 season. Offensive rating of Jasikevičius team was 100,7. The tight offensive system by Jasikevičius led to only 15,6 turnovers per game in his last season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Advanced Statictics :: Euroleague/Eurocup :: OverBasket|url=http://www.overbasket.com/rsstats.php?tab=17&year=2020&cmp=EL|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.overbasket.com}}</ref> Under Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Žalgiris was the third slowest team with 80 possessions per game. This can be explained by mentioning the depth of Jasikevičius playbook, who had more than 40 different plays prepared.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Šarūnas Jasikevičius VS Martinas Schilleris|url=https://www.nuolaidoskodas.net/jasikevicius-vs-schiller|access-date=2020-12-03|website=NuolaidosKodas|language=lt}}</ref>

On 2 July 2020, he signed a two-year contract with [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/apbbkjr3x3uf3cio/barcelona-hands-reins-to-jasikevicius |title=Barcelona hands reins to Jasikevicius |website=euroleague.net |date=2 July 2020 |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> During his first season as a head coach of the FC Barcelona, the club won the [[2020–21 EuroLeague]] Regular Season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Šaro treniruojama "Barcelona" – Eurolygos reguliaraus sezono nugalėtoja |url=https://www.15min.lt/eurolyga/naujiena/naujienos/saro-treniruojama-barcelona-eurolygos-reguliaraus-sezono-nugaletoja-1134-1481152 |website=[[15min.lt]] |access-date=2 April 2021 |language=lt}}</ref> On 26 June 2023, in a surprising move, Jasikevičius parted ways with the Catalan powerhouse after three seasons, despite having won the 2023 [[Liga ACB]] championship a few days prior. 

On 14 December 2023, Jasikevičius was announced as [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]] head coach on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2023/12/fenerbahce-beko-nun-yeni-basantrenoru-sarunas-jasikevicius|title=Fenerbahçe Beko’nun yeni başantrenörü Sarunas Jasikevicius|last=|first=|date=14 December 2023|website=|publisher=[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]|language=tr|access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

===EuroLeague===
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–00 Euroleague|1999–2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Union Olimpija]]
| 22 || 22 || 33.2 || .490 || '''.491''' || .759 || '''2.9''' || 4.9 || '''1.5''' || .0 || 13.6 || {{sort|-|—}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Euroleague|2000–01]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
| 9 || 8 || 28.2 || .398 || .327 || .900 || 2.3 || '''5.6''' || '''1.0''' || '''.1''' || 14.0 || 14.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Euroleague|2001–02]]
| style="text-align:left;"|FC Barcelona
| 18 || 16 || 23.5 || .504 || '''.449''' || .872 || 2.1 || 3.4 || .9 || '''.1''' || 11.6 || 10.2
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#AFE6BA;"|[[2002–03 Euroleague|2002–03]]{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|FC Barcelona
| 21 || 15 || 26.4 || .423 || .378 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.959 || 1.8 || 3.2 || .7 || .0 || 13.4 || 10.8
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#AFE6BA;"|[[2003–04 Euroleague|2003–04]]{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv]]
| 21 || 20 || 29.7 || .477 || .448 || .925 || 1.6 || 4.8 || .7 || .0 || '''16.0''' || 16.3
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#AFE6BA;"|[[2004–05 Euroleague|2004–05]]{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
| 24 || '''23''' || '''31.7''' || .431 || .399 || .941 || '''2.7''' || 5.3 || .9 || '''.1''' || 15.7 || '''16.6'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 Euroleague|2007–08]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| 20 || 5 || 23.5 || .485 || .408 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.938 || 1.6 || 2.9 || .7 || .0 || 13.2 || 12.9
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#AFE6BA;"|[[2008–09 Euroleague|2008–09]]{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Panathinaikos
| 22 || 4 || 20.1 || .450 || .389 || .886 || 1.5 || 3.0 || .6 || '''.1''' || 9.6 || 8.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2009–10 Euroleague|2009–10]]
| style="text-align:left;"|Panathinaikos
| 7 || 0 || 15.8 || .400 || .000 || .700 || 1.1 || 2.1 || .3 || .0 || 4.4 || 2.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]]
| 6 || 0 || 19.4 || .437 || .375 || .909 || 1.3 || 4.3 || .2 || .0 || 7.3 || 7.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]
| 6 || 1 || 15.4 || .407 || .375 || .800 || 1.0 || 1.5 || .2 || .0 || 4.8 || 1.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12]]
| style="text-align:left;"|Panathinaikos
| 21 || 1 || 15.4 || '''.517''' || .385 || .875 || 1.3 || 2.5 || .6 || .0 || 7.2 || 6.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2012–13 Euroleague|2012–13]]
| style="text-align:left;"|FC Barcelona
| '''31''' || 3 || 14.6 || .450 || .340 || .933 || .8 || 2.0 || .3 || '''.1''' || 4.9 || 4.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2013–14 Euroleague|2013–14]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
| 20 || 1 || 16.8 || .409 || .404 || '''1.000''' || 1.1 || 3.1 || .4 || '''.1''' || 6.7 || 5.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 226 || 97 || 22.0 || .452 || .394 || .927 || 1.6 || 3.4 || .6 || .0 || 10.4 || 9.6
{{s-end}}

===NBA===

====Regular season====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2005}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| '''75''' || '''15''' || '''20.8''' || .396 || .364 || .910 || '''2.0''' || '''3.0''' || '''.5''' || '''.1''' || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2006}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 37 || 1 || 17.9 || '''.412''' || '''.372''' || '''.922''' || 1.3 || '''3.0''' || .4 || .0 || '''7.4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2006|nolink=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 26 || 2 || 11.9 || .366 || .273 || .871 || .8 || 2.3 || '''.5''' || .0 || 4.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 138 || 18 || 18.3 || .397 || .355 || .908 || 1.6 || 2.9 || .5 || .0 || 6.8
{{s-end}}

====Playoffs====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006 NBA playoffs|2006]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| '''6''' || 0 || '''11.0''' || '''.368''' || '''.222''' || '''.500''' || '''1.0''' || '''1.0''' || .0 || '''.2''' || '''2.8'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007 NBA playoffs|2007]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 4 || 0 || 1.5 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || '''.500''' || .0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 10 || 0 || 7.2 || .350 || .222 || .500 || .6 || .8 || .0 || .1 || 1.8
{{s-end}}

==Coaching record==
{{Euroleague coach statistics legend}}

===EuroLeague===
{{Euroleague coach statistics start}}
|- 
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"|[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2015–16 Euroleague|2015–16]]
| 12 || 2 || 10 || {{Winning percentage|2|10}} || style="text-align:center;"|Eliminated in Top 16 stage
|- 
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2016–17 EuroLeague|2016–17]]
| 30 || 14 || 16 || {{Winning percentage|14|16}} || style="text-align:center;"|Eliminated in regular season
|- 
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2017–18 EuroLeague|2017–18]]
| 36 || 22 || 14 || {{Winning percentage|22|14}} || style="text-align:center;"|[[2018 EuroLeague Final Four|Won in 3rd place game]]
|- 
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2018–19 Euroleague|2018–19]]
| 34 || 16 || 18 || {{Winning percentage|16|18}} || style="text-align:center;"|Eliminated in quarterfinals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2019–20 Euroleague|2019–20]]
| 28 || 12 || 16 || {{Winning percentage|12|16}} || style="text-align:center;"|Season stopped due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|[[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2020–21 EuroLeague|2020–21]]
| 40 || 28 || 12 || {{Winning percentage|28|12}} || style="text-align:center;"|[[2021 EuroLeague Final Four|Lost in the final game]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2021–22 EuroLeague|2021–22]]
| 39 || 28 || 11 || {{Winning percentage|28|11}} || style="text-align:center;"|[[2022 EuroLeague Final Four|Won in 3rd place game]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2022–23 EuroLeague|2022–23]]
| 39 || 26 || 13 || {{Winning percentage|26|13}} || style="text-align:center;"|[[2023 EuroLeague Final Four|Lost in 3rd place game]]
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career || 258 || 148 || 110 || {{Winning percentage|148|110}} || &nbsp;
{{s-end}}

===Domestic leagues===
{{Euroleague coach statistics start}} 
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2016–17 LKL season|2016–17]]
| 47 || 42 || 5 || {{Winning percentage|42|5}} || style="text-align:center;"|Won 2017 Lithuanian League Finals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2017–18 LKL season|2017–18]]
| 46 || 41 || 5 || {{Winning percentage|41|5}} || style="text-align:center;"|Won [[2018 LKL Play-offs|2018 Lithuanian League Finals]] 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2018–19 LKL season|2018–19]]
| 44 || 40 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|40|4}} || style="text-align:center;"|Won [[2019 LKL Play-offs|2019 Lithuanian League Finals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2019–20 LKL season|2019–20]]
| 24 || 22 || 2 || {{Winning percentage|22|2}} || style="text-align:center;"|Season stopped due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 pandemic]]{{efn|Awarded the [[2019–20 LKL season#Regular season|2020 Championship]]}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|[[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2020–21 ACB season|2020–21]]
| 44 || 38 || 6 || {{Winning percentage|38|6}} || style="text-align:center;"|Won [[2021 ACB Playoffs|2021 Spanish League Finals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2021–22 ACB season|2021–22]]
| 44 || 33 || 11 || {{Winning percentage|33|11}} || style="text-align:center;"|Lost [[2022 ACB Playoffs|2022 Spanish League Finals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2022–23 ACB season|2022–23]]
| 43 || 37 || 6 || {{Winning percentage|37|6}} || style="text-align:center;"|Won [[2023 ACB Playoffs|2023 Spanish League Finals]]
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career || 292 || 253 || 39 || {{Winning percentage|253|39}} || &nbsp;
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==Personal life==
In 2006, Jasikevičius became the first European player to have his own nominal basketball shoes manufactured by [[Adidas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Š.Jasikevičiui sukurti vardiniai krepšinio batai|url=https://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/sjasikeviciui-sukurti-vardiniai-krepsinio-batai.d?id=10193308|website=Krepsinis.lt|access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref>

In 2006, Jasikevičius married Israeli model [[Linor Abargil]], the winner of the [[Miss World 1998]] beauty pageant (as [[Miss Israel]]).<ref>[http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/digest_061006.html Saras, Baston Hope to Rekindle Title Chemistry.] by Conrad Brunner, 6 October 2006.</ref> They divorced in 2008.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

In 2009, he met Anna Douka, in an [[Athens]] bar. Currently, the pair have two children: a girl named Aila, who was born in 2010,<ref>[http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/zmones/lietuviai/sarunas-jasikevicius-tapo-teciu-3-117070 Šarūnas Jasikevičius became a dad]</ref> and a boy named Lukas, who was born in 2012.<ref>[http://pramogos.delfi.lt/people/sjasikevicius-naujagimi-sunu-pavadino-savo-vardu.d?id=54702377 Šarūnas Jasikevičius named his son Šarūnas]</ref>

Šarunas' younger brother, [[Vytenis Jasikevičius]], is also a professional basketball player.<ref>{{cite web|title="Žalgiryje" – du Jasikevičiai: Šarūno brolis Vytenis atstovaus dublerių ekipai|url=http://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/zalgiryje-du-jasikeviciai-saruno-brolis-vytenis-atstovaus-dubleriu-ekipai.d?id=63299282|website=DELFI.lt|access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref>

In 2015, his biographical book ''Laimėti neužtenka'' (English: To win is not enough) was published in Italian, Greek and Lithuanian languages.<ref>{{cite web|title=SARUNAS JASIKEVICIUS-WIN NOT ENOUGH|url=http://www.petrolioshop.com/en/home/5247-sarunas-jasikevicius-win-not-just.html|website=Petrolioshop.com|access-date=14 October 2015}}</ref> An English version was also soon released. Later on, Spanish and Israeli publishing houses also showed interest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Šarūno Jasikevičiaus biografinė knyga – jau knygynuose: "Turėtų patikti ir nesidomintiems krepšiniu"|url=http://www.15min.lt/zmones/naujiena/zurnalas/saruno-jasikeviciaus-biografine-knyga-jau-knygynuose-turetu-patikti-ir-nesidomintiems-krepsiniu-159-534040|website=Žmonės.lt|access-date=14 October 2015}}</ref>

On 21 July 2017, Jasikevičius married the mother of his two children, Anna Douka, after 8 years of relationship. The ceremony was held in [[Greece]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Šarūnas Jasikevičius Graikijoje tuokiasi su Anna Douka: vestuvės – po 8 metų draugystės|url=https://www.15min.lt/vardai/naujiena/lietuva/sarunas-jasikevicius-graikijoje-tuokiasi-su-anna-douka-vestuves-iskele-po-8-metu-draugystes-1050-827794|website=15min.lt|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Paviešintos Šarūno Jasikevičiaus vestuvių nuotraukos|url=http://zmones.lrytas.lt/veidai-ir-vardai/2017/07/22/news/paviesintos-saruno-jasikeviciaus-vestuviu-nuotraukos-2013241/|website=lrytas.lt|access-date=22 July 2017|language=lt-LT}}</ref> Many famous basketball personalities attended the event, including [[Željko Obradović]], [[Dimitris Itoudis]], [[Michael Batiste|Mike Batiste]], [[Paulius Jankūnas]], [[Darius Songaila]], and others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Šarūno Jasikevičiaus vestuvių vakarėlyje – ir elitiniai Europos treneriai|url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-111652-saruno-jasikeviciaus-vestuviu-vakarelyje-ir-elitiniai-europos-treneriai.html|website=BasketNews.lt|access-date=22 July 2017|language=lt}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==
[[File:Sharas102.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Jasikevičius won two consecutive [[EuroLeague]] titles with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv]].]]
[[File:Sharas114.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Jasikevičius during his final season as a [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] member]]
[[File:Šarūnas Jasikevičius FB Ülker.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jasikevičius with [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe Ülker]]]]

===Club career===
*{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos Rytas]] (1998–99)
*{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[KK Olimpija|Union Olimpija]] (1999–2000)
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Slovenian Basketball Cup|Slovenian Cup]]: (2000)
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] (2000–03)
**[[File:Flag of Europe.svg|20px]] [[EuroLeague|EuroLeague Championship]]: (2003)
**2× [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Liga ACB|Spanish Championship]]: (2001, 2003)
**2× [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Spanish Basketball King's Cup|Spanish Cup]]: (2001, 2003)
***[[Triple Crown (basketball)|Triple Crown]]: (2003)
*{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] (2003–05)
**2× [[File:Flag of Europe.svg|20px]] [[EuroLeague|EuroLeague Championship]]: (2004, 2005)
**2× [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli Championship]]: (2004, 2005)
**2× [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli Cup]]: (2004, 2005)
***2× [[Triple Crown (basketball)|Triple Crown]]: (2004, 2005)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Indiana Pacers]] (2005–07)
**[[NBA Playoffs]]: ([[2006 NBA Playoffs|2005–06]])
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Golden State Warriors]] (2007)
**[[NBA Playoffs]]: ([[2007 NBA Playoffs|2006–07]])
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] (2007–10)
**[[File:Flag of Europe.svg|20px]] [[EuroLeague|EuroLeague Championship]]: (2009)
**3× [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Greek Basket League|Greek Championship]]: (2008, 2009, 2010)
**2× [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]]: (2008, 2009)
***[[Triple Crown (basketball)|Triple Crown]]: (2009)
*{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos Rytas]] (2010)
*{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]] (2011)
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Turkish Basketball League|Turkish Championship]]: (2011)
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Turkish Basketball Cup|Turkish Cup]]: (2011)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] (2011–12)
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]]: (2012)
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] (2012–2013)
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Spanish Basketball King's Cup|Spanish Cup]]: (2013)
*{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] (2013–14)
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] [[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|Lithuanian Championship]]: (2014)

===Individual===
* [[ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Spanish League Finals MVP]]: (2003)
* [[FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team]]: ([[EuroBasket 2003|2003]])
* [[FIBA EuroBasket MVP]]: ([[EuroBasket 2003|2003]])
* [[Mr. Europa]]: (2003)
* 2× [[All-EuroLeague Team]]: ([[2003–04 Euroleague|2004]], [[2004–05 Euroleague|2005]])
* 2× [[Eurobasket.com All-Europe Player of the Year|All-Europe Player of the Year]] (2004, 2005)
* [[EuroLeague Final Four MVP]]: (2005)
* [[EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer]]: (2005)
* [[Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP|Israeli Super League MVP]]: (2005)
* [[50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors]]: (2008)
* [[Greek Basket League Pentad|Greek League Best Five]]: (2009)
* [[EuroLeague 2000–10 All-Decade Team]]: (2010)
* [[Greek Basketball Cup MVP|Greek Cup MVP]]: (2012)
* [[EuroLeague Basketball Legend|EuroLeague Legend]]: (2015)
* [[FIBA EuroBasket 2000–2020 Dream Team]]: (2020)

===Notes===
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==References==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=To win is not enough: My life, my basketball|first1=Šarūnas|last1=Jasikevičius|first2=Pietro|last2=Scibetta|publisher=ADD Editore|year=2015|isbn=9788867831098}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.acb.com/entrenador/temporada-a-temporada/id/30000345 Šarūnas Jasikevičius] at acb.com (coach) {{in lang|es}}
* [https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/20200511 Šarūnas Jasikevičius] at acb.com (player) {{in lang|es}}
* [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Sarunas%20JASIKEVICIUS/pid/16926/_//players.html Šarūnas Jasikevičius] at archive.fiba.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210427071157/http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=adg Šarūnas Jasikevičius] at euroleague.net (coach)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220128220003/http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=ADG!careerstats Šarūnas Jasikevičius] at euroleague.net (player)
* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=sarunas_jasikevicius Šarūnas Jasikevičius] at NBA.com 
* [https://www.tblstat.net/player/2090 Šarūnas Jasikevičius] at tblstat.net
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