Simas Jasaitis is a Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n professional basketball player. He is a small forward

Small forward

The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

 and currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.

Türk Telekom B.K.

Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball club of based in Ankara, Turkey. It is branch of the Türk Telekom GSK. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats which was opened in April 2010...

. He also represents the Lithuanian national basketball team.

Pro career

Jasaitis' first team in the LKL

Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga

The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...

 was Sakalai

BC Sakalai

BC „Sakalai“ is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League. They play their home games at the 1,000-seat Ekinstos laisvalaikio centras....

 during the 2000-2001 season. In the fall of 2001 he moved to Lietuvos Rytas

BC Lietuvos Rytas

BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...

, 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.

Türk Telekom B.K.

Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball club of based in Ankara, Turkey. It is branch of the Türk Telekom GSK. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats which was opened in April 2010...

.

Awards and achievements

• Lithuanian league
  Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
  The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...
  
   Champion - 2002, 2006
• Baltic Basketball League
  Baltic Basketball League
  Baltic Basketball League is a Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004.Currently, the league is divided into two: the Elite division and the Challenge Cup division. The 10 strongest Baltic basketball clubs participate in the Elite division. The rest of the teams compete in the Challenge Cup...
  
   Champion - 2006
• ULEB
  ULEB
  ULEB was founded in 1991, with the aim to help in the cooperation and development of European professional club basketball leagues...
  
   Cup winner - 2005
• EuroBasket 2007
  Eurobasket 2007
  -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
  
   - Bronze Medalist
• ACB
  Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto
  The Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...
  
   Champion - 2008
• 2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey
  2010 FIBA World Championship
  The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
  
   - Bronze medalist

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile