Simas Jasaitis

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. In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with Türk Telekom B.K. On January 5, 2015 he went back to Lietuvos rytas.
On July 5, 2016, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro.
On July 28, 2017 Jasaitis signed with BC Lietkabelis. On September 12, 2020, he signed with BC Dzūkija.
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. However, the deal was cancelled as Jasaitis decided to continue his playing career with Orlandina Basket of the Italian third-tier Serie B.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos rytas
| 20 || 19 || 29.2 || .473 || .396 || .741 || 5.0 || 1.0 || 1.5 || .2 || 10.7 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| Maccabi Tel Aviv
| 23 || 19 || 25.0 || .503 || .400 || .816 || 3.5 || .5 || .6 || .1 || 9.9 || 9.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| TAU Cerámica
| 21 || 5 || 14.5 || .507 || .500 || .833 || 1.4 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 4.6 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| Joventut
| 10 || 7 || 21.5 || .449 || .342 || .818 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .8 || .2 || 9.3 || 9.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos rytas
| 6 || 4 || 17.4 || .353 || .250 || .833 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .3 || .2 || 5.5 || 3.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| Lokomotiv Kuban
| 23 || 14 || 21.5 || .447 || .353 || .1000 || 2.8 || .6 || .7 || .1 || 6.2 || 5.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| 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:
2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey:
References
External links
EuroLeague profile
Euroleague.net profile
RealGM profile
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