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Zalgiris coach Jasikevicius becomes honorary citizen of Kaunas
BC, Vilnius, 20.06.2018.Print version
Sarunas Jasikevicius, chief coach of the Zalgiris Kaunas basketball club, was on Wednesday officially made an honorary citizen of Lithuania's second-largest city, informs LETA/BNS.
"This is definitely one of the greatest honors I've had in my life. Thank you, I will try to continue promoting the name of our city," Jacikevicius said, accepting the award.
Jacikevicius was honored for his merits to Kaunas as a basketball player and coach. He tanked Kaunas and said he is honored to be a Kaunas resident. He also thanked this parents and family.
Zalgiris Kaunas, led by Jasikevicius, came in third in the EuroLeague Final Four.