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{{Short description|Lithuanian basketball player}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = Simas Jasaitis
| image        = SimasJasaitis.jpg
| image_size   =
| caption      = Jasaitis, with [[Joventut Badalona]], in 2009.
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 7
| weight_lbs   = 218
| league       = 
| team         = Orlandina Basket
| position     = [[Small forward]] / [[shooting guard]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Vilnius]], [[Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic|Lithuanian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| nationality  = Lithuanian
| draft_year   = 2004
| career_start = 2000
| career_end   = 
| years1       = 2000–2001
| team1        = [[BC Sakalai|Sakalai]]
| years2       = 2001–2006
| team2        = [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]]
| years3       = 2006–2007
| team3        = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years4       = 2007–2008
| team4        = [[Saski Baskonia|TAU Cerámica]] 
| years5       = 2008–2009
| team5        = [[Joventut Badalona]]
| years6       = 2009–2010
| team6        = [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray Café Crown]]
| years7       = 2011
| team7        = Lietuvos rytas
| years8       = 2011–2012
| team8        = [[Türk Telekom B.K.|Türk Telekom]] 
| years9       = 2012–2014
| team9        = [[PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban|Lokomotiv Kuban]]
| years10      = 2015
| team10       = Lietuvos rytas
| years11      = 2015–2016
| team11       = [[Orlandina Basket]]
| years12      = 2016–2017
| team12       = [[Victoria Libertas Pesaro|Consultinvest Pesaro]]
| years13      = 2017–2019
| team13       = [[BC Lietkabelis|Lietkabelis Panevėžys]]
| years14      = 2019–2020
| team14       = [[Palencia Baloncesto|Chocolates Trapa Palencia]]
| years15      = 2020–2021
| team15       = [[BC Dzūkija]]
| years16      = 2022–2023
| team16       = [[BC Mažeikiai|M Basket Mažeikiai]]
| years17      = 2023-present
| team17       = Orlandina Basket
| highlights = 
* 2× [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]] champion (2005, 2013)
* [[Liga ACB|ACB]] champion (2008)
* 2× [[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|LKL]] champion (2002, 2006)
* [[LKL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|LKL All-Star Game MVP]] (2006)
* 2× [[LKL All-Star Game|LKL All-Star]] (2006, [[2011 LKL All-Star Game|2011]])
* [[Israeli Basketball Super League|IBSL]] champion (2007)
* [[Baltic Basketball League|BBL]] champion (2006)
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{LTU}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[EuroBasket 2007|2007 Spain]] | [[Lithuania men's national basketball team|National team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 FIBA World Championship|Turkey 2010]]| [[Lithuania men's national basketball team|National team]]}}
}}
'''Simas Jasaitis''' (born 26 March 1982) is a Lithuanian professional [[basketball]] player. He also represented the [[Lithuania men's national basketball team|Lithuanian national basketball team]].

==Professional career==
Jasaitis' first team in the [[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|LKL]] was [[BC Sakalai|Sakalai]] during the 2000-2001 season. In the fall of 2001 he moved to [[BC Lietuvos rytas|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.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2010-11-signings/i/80979/4465/l-rytas-brings-shooting-ace-jasaitis-home L. RYTAS brings shooting ace Jasaitis home]</ref> In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with [[Türk Telekom B.K.]]<ref>[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/29658/simas_jasaitis_inks_with_turk_telekom_ankara.html Simas Jasaitis inks with Turk Telekom Ankara]</ref> On 5 January 2015 he went back to Lietuvos rytas.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/lithuania/147398/simas-jasaitis-signs-with-lietuvos-rytas.html Simas Jasaitis signs with Lietuvos Rytas]</ref>

On 5 July 2016 he signed with [[Victoria Libertas Pesaro]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SIMAS JASAITIS firma per la VL Consultinvest Pesaro|url=http://www.victorialibertas.it/index.php/news/news-16-17/4-simas-jasaitis-firma-per-la-vl-consultinvest-pesaro|website=www.victorialibertas.it|accessdate=26 August 2016|language=it-IT|date=5 July 2016}}</ref>

On 28 July 2017 Jasaitis signed with [[BC Lietkabelis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-111802-simas-jasaitis-oficialiai-keliasi-i-lietkabeli.html|title = Simas Jasaitis oficialiai keliasi į "Lietkabelį"}}</ref> On 12 September 2020 he signed with [[BC Dzūkija]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Simas Jasaitis signs with BC Dzukija |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/simas-jasaitis-signs-with-bc-dzukija/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 12, 2020 |date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

On 27 May 2023 Jasaitis announced his retirement from professional basketball and was set to become an assistant coach for [[BC Mažeikiai]] in the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Simas Jasaitis baigė krepšininko karjerą|url=https://basketnews.lt/news-190002-simas-jasaitis-baige-krepsininko-karjera.html|website=basketnews.lt|language=lt|date=27 May 2023|accessdate=27 May 2023}}</ref> However, the deal was cancelled as Jasaitis decided to continue his playing career with [[Orlandina Basket]] of the Italian third-tier [[Serie B Basket|Serie B]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Susitarimas Mažeikiuose neišsipildė: Jasaitis išvyksta į užsienį|url=https://basketnews.lt/news-193068-susitarimas-mazeikiuose-neissipilde-jasaitis-isvyksta-i-uzsieni.html|website=basketnews.lt|language=lt|date=8 August 2023|accessdate=8 August 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

===EuroLeague===
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Euroleague|2005–06]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[BC Lietuvos rytas|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 Euroleague|2006–07]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|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 Euroleague|2007–08]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Saski Baskonia|TAU Cerámica]]
| 21 || 5 || 14.5 || '''.507''' || '''.500''' || .833 || 1.4 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 4.6 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Euroleague|2008–09]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Joventut Badalona|Joventut]]
| 10 || 7 || 21.5 || .449 || .342 || .818 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .8 || '''.2''' || 9.3 || 9.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[BC Lietuvos rytas|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 Euroleague|2013–14]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban|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
{{S-end}}

==Awards and achievements==
===Pro clubs===
* 2× [[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|Lithuanian League]] Champion: (2002, 2006)
* 2× [[ULEB Cup]] ([[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]]) Champion: (2005, 2013)
* 2× [[LKL All-Star Game|Lithuanian All-Star]]: (2006, [[2011 LKL All-Star Game|2011]])
* [[LKL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|Lithuanian All-Star Game MVP]]: (2006)
* [[Baltic Basketball League|Baltic League]] Champion: (2006)
* [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli League]] Champion: (2007)
* [[Liga ACB|Spanish League]] Champion: (2008)

===Lithuanian senior national team===
* [[EuroBasket 2007]]: {{bronze medal}}
* [[2010 FIBA World Championship|2010 FIBA World Championship, Turkey]]: {{bronze medal}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Simas Jasaitis}}
*[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/simas-jasaitis/bvc/ EuroLeague profile]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?&pcode=BVC Euroleague.net profile]
*[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Simas-Jasaitis/Summary/2901 RealGM profile]

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