page_title: Šarūnas Jasikevičius
section_title: Professional career
hierarchical_section_title: Šarūnas Jasikevičius / Professional career
caption_attribution_description: Le joueur lituanien de basket-ball Šarūnas Jasikevičius en novembre 2007 pour l'Euroleague avec le Panathinatikos(Clermont-Ferrand)
context_page_description: Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing at a height of 6 ft 4 in tall, he played at the point guard position.
  Often considered one of the best Lithuanian and European point guards ever, Jasikevičius was a two-time All-EuroLeague First Team selection, the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2005 and a four-time triple crown winner. Moreover, he is the only player in EuroLeague history to win the competition with three clubs. A former representative of the senior Lithuanian men's national team, he won the gold medal at 2003 EuroBasket, earning an All-EuroBasket Team selection and MVP honors in the process. He also won the bronze medal at the 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. He was then honored with a ceremony on 12 February.
caption: Jasikevičius as a Panathinaikos member
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