Sarunas Jasikevicius

Šarūnas Jasikevičius was one of the most influential players in European basketball history and was named among the 50 greatest contributors to the EuroLeague.

As a player, Jasikevičius won the EuroLeague title four times, and each championship came as part of a historic triple crown season with three different clubs:

FC Barcelona Bàsquet (2003)

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (2004, 2005)

Panathinaikos B.C. (2009)

With the Lithuania men's national basketball team, he won:

Bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Gold medal at the EuroBasket 2003, where he was named MVP of the tournament

Bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2007

Jasikevičius participated in four Olympic Games throughout his career. Overall, he won 23 trophies and three medals at major international competitions.

He also played in the National Basketball Association, appearing in 148 NBA games with the Indiana Pacers (2005–06) and the Golden State Warriors (2006–07).

On July 29, 2014, Jasikevičius announced his retirement from professional basketball. Shortly afterward, BC Žalgiris added him to its coaching staff. On January 13, 2016, he became head coach of Žalgiris and led the club to its first EuroLeague Final Four appearance in 19 years, reaching the 2018 Final Four.

He later coached FC Barcelona Bàsquet, winning two Liga ACB titles. He is currently the head coach of Fenerbahçe Beko, with whom he has already won a Turkish League championship.