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February 09, 2012

EUROLEAGUE ALL-DECADE SELECTION: Sarunas Jasikevicius

As the first player to win the competition with three different teams, Sarunas Jasikevicius is recognized far and wide as a living Euroleague legend. Known on a first-name basis around Europe, "Saras" is a creative point guard like few others, with unique court vision, incredible basketball IQ and a deadly shot. Just as important as his skills, however, Saras is universally admired for the passion he brings to each game, every moment he's on the floor. Jasikevicius put that passion to perfect use while directing Barcelona to his and the club's first Euroleague trophy in 2003. He found even bigger glory starting the next season as floor general for Maccabi Tel Aviv as it won Europe's first back-to-back titles in a generation in 2004 and 2005. Last but not least, Saras won it all again with Panathinaikos, his current team, in 2009, putting him a short list of just 11 players in more than half a century who have won four or more continental championships.

· Euroleague champion 2003, Barcelona;
2004, 2005, Maccabi; 2009 Panathinaikos

· Final Four MVP, 2005

· All-Euroleague first team, 2004-05

· EL decade rank, 19: index ranking

· EL decade rank, 12: points

· EL decade rank, 4: assists

· EL decade rank, 1: free throw percentage

· EL decade rank, 13: free throws attempted

Sarunas Jasikevicius lifts the 2005 Euroleague Final Four MVP award.

EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS

Season	Team	G	Pts	Avg	2FG M-A	%	3FG M-A	%	FT M-A	%	Reb	St	As	Bl
2000-01	FC Barcelona	9	126	14	21 / 44	47.7	16 / 49	32.7	36 / 40	90	21	9	50	1
2001-02	FC Barcelona	18	209	11.6	35 / 61	57.4	35 / 78	44.9	34 / 39	87.2	37	17	61	2
2002-03	FC Barcelona	21	281	13.4	38 / 77	49.4	45 / 119	37.8	70 / 73	95.9	37	15	67	0
2003-04	Maccabi Elite	21	335	16	48 / 94	51.1	47 / 105	44.8	98 / 106	92.5	34	15	100	0
2004-05	Maccabi Elite	24	376	15.7	50 / 105	47.6	55 / 138	39.9	111 / 118	94.1	64	22	128	2
2007-08	Panathinaikos	20	263	13.2	50 / 92	54.3	29 / 71	40.8	76 / 81	93.8	33	13	57	0
2008-09	Panathinaikos	22	211	9.6	44 / 88	50	28 / 72	38.9	39 / 44	88.6	34	13	65	2