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Lithuanian basketball jewel Kasparas Jakučionis will continue his career in Spain.
According to BasketNews, the 15-year-old from Vilnius will continue his education at the Barcelona Youth Academy. The defender has signed a long-term contract with the Club de Catalunya.
“The attention came from Barça about a year ago, the COVID-19 situation adjusted the plans, but in the spring I visited the Catalan club for the first time,” Jakučionis told BasketNews. – I found them, I also liked them and I joined the team at the end of August.
The care of such an organization and the opportunity to continue a career in it is very important to me, it is a significant evaluation and incentive for the future, and at the same time a great responsibility ”.
Barcelona’s core team is run by the Lithuanian coaching staff and, although they did not influence Jakučionis’s arrival at the club, the young talent managed to communicate with Šarūnas Jasikevičius during the first contact with the organization.
“The Lithuanian coaching staff of the main team has nothing to do with the staffing of the youth program, but during the first visit I had the honor of meeting all my compatriots who work at Barça, as well as communicating with Šarūnas Jasikevičius. It was a warm and welcoming general conversation, ”said Jakučionis.
The 190 cm tall defender is considered not only the most talented of 2006. Lithuanian generation basketball player, but also one of the most promising in Europe. Eurohopes.com, which assesses the potential of Europe’s young players, ranked Jakučionis fifth among his peers from the Old Continent.
The player is highly valued for his versatility. He has a high basketball IQ, the right size for his position, an elite field view, a stable throw from a distance, and the completion of leaking attacks without fear of contact.
In recent years, Jakučionis simply hasn’t had the same qualifications as his peers in the Student Basketball League (MKL). Up to the four finalists, at the beginning of which the defender was injured, the Capital KM student registered the averages of a triple-double: 26.4 points, 16.1 rebounds, 10.6 assists and 42.3 utility points.
Among the oldest competitors of the year, Jakučionis was also brilliant: 12 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 18.1 profit points.
Coach Arvydas Menkevičius has been in charge of the development of Jakučionis for the past seven years.
Such a Lithuanian frenzy did not escape the eyes of Vilnius “Perl” head coach Edvinas Justas, who registered a defender for the National Basketball League (NKL) fights. The NKL basketball player made his debut at age 14 and became the youngest player of the season.
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