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Šarūnas Jasikevičius

1976 - Today

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Šarūnas Jasikevičius ([ʃɐˈrûːnɐs jɛsʲɪˈkʲæːvʲɪtɕʊs] ; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 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. He was named the 2005 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Šarūnas Jasikevičius has received more than 977,676 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Šarūnas Jasikevičius is the 51st most popular basketball player (up from 62nd in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 95th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Lithuanian Basketball Player.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Šarūnas Jasikevičius ranks 51 out of 1,757. Before him are Yao Ming, Rick Barry, Red Auerbach, Cēzars Ozers, Isiah Thomas, and Patrick Ewing. After him are David Robinson, Alexander Gomelsky, Nikos Galis, Aleksandar Đorđević, Allen Iverson, and Robert Parish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Šarūnas Jasikevičius ranks 53. Before him are Ethan Suplee, Princess Marie of Denmark, Iván Córdoba, Sage Stallone, Anna Faris, and Naomie Harris. After him are Wladimir Klitschko, Haifa Wehbe, Edmílson, Carice van Houten, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, and Gustavo Kuerten.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Šarūnas Jasikevičius ranks 89 out of 328. Before him are Ieronim Uborevich (1896), Antanas Sniečkus (1903), Branislaw Tarashkyevich (1892), Bernard Berenson (1865), Ben Shahn (1898), and Andrius Kubilius (1956). After him are Vydūnas (1868), Morta (1210), Raphael Kalinowski (1835), Klara Zamenhof (1863), Yitzhak Arad (1926), and Francišak Bahuševič (1840).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Lithuania

Among basketball players born in Lithuania, Šarūnas Jasikevičius ranks 3. Before him are Arvydas Sabonis (1964), and Uljana Semjonova (1952). After him are Rimas Kurtinaitis (1960), Modestas Paulauskas (1945), Jonas Kazlauskas (1954), Šarūnas Marčiulionis (1964), Valdemaras Chomičius (1959), Stepas Butautas (1925), Sergejus Jovaiša (1954), Ramūnas Šiškauskas (1978), and Angelė Rupšienė (1952).

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