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He has been training basketball skills at the Capital Basketball School (SKM) for almost 12 years. Kasparas Jakučionis goes to the Club Barcelona Youth Academy.
The 15-year-old defender has grown up in the SKM organization since kindergarten, representing the teams led by Arvydas Menkevičius (2006 mg) and Karolis Čyžius (2005 mg) in the Student League championships. By the way, in the first grade, K.Jakučionis was trained by the current head of Vilnius Rytas Justas Jankauskas.
“The goal has been reached: the player is rising to a higher level. What impresses me the most is Kaspar’s diligence and creativity. He was not only the team leader on the field, but also the captain who helped all the players. to feel like an important part of the team. His most victorious shots in the last seconds of the game and successful passes, which were definitely not lacking (smiles) “, says A. Menkevičius, who has educated K.Jakučionis for the last 7 years.
While playing in Lithuania, K. Jakučionis achieved impressive results, in 2019 and 2021. He entered the top five symbolic MKL players in 2017 and 2019. He led his team to the names of the MKL vice-champions (2006 generation championship) , and in 2018. adorned with “Jr. Lithuania NBA Silver Medal”.
Playing in the last year, in 2005. generation championships, 190 cm tall defender in 2019 and 2021. helped the team win the vice-champion titles in the boys’ championships born U14 and U16, respectively.
“He has a very strong sense of the game, he creates a lot of situations for himself and for others. I think the strong qualities of Kaspars, which the Lithuanian basketball system has contributed to, are quick decision making, creativity and technique, which pleasantly surprised the Catalans themselves. Clearly, when it comes to the higher level that Kaspar and I dream of, there are still a lot of improved places in his game and he knows it. I think the changed environment and the good conditions of the infrastructure will give a new impetus to its improvement ”, expected SKM coach A. Menkevičius.
The basketball player from the capital, only 14 years old, in 2020-2021. In the season he made his debut at the Vilnius club “Perlo Energija” and became the youngest basketball player of the season in the National Basketball League (NKL).
2020 Representing the Lithuanian U14 national team, K. Jakučionis won the Baltic Cup and was recognized as the most useful player in the tournament.
“Kaspar travels to a high-level organization where he intends to broaden his horizons and establish himself in a new environment. For me, Kaspar is a musician-orchestra. He led his teams in every way. The player’s work ethic and the work done were very memorable. The greatest respect for his parents, who invested in extra training, camps. As a result of the Kaspars decision, the parents had a lot of communication with the coaches and I finally decided to choose the Barcelona system. I think this is a good option for Kaspar. I am glad that Kaspars parents, like him, have the right approach to basketball “, – Mindaugas Noreika, the director of SKM, was also happy in a new stage of his career in Vilnius.
Last season of MKL, the SKM student posted triple-double stats. On average, K.Jakučionis scored 23.8 points, rebounded 14.5 and took 3.9 balls during the match, making 9.5 assists.
On the website Eurohopes.com, which analyzes the most promising basketball players of the Old Continent, K.Jakučionis the boys born currently rank fifth.
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