Sarounas Yasikevicius the top coach of this year’s Euroleague season!
Lithuanian coach, after a voting, received the Gomelski Award for his course with Fenerbahce and the guidance of the Turkish team to the Regular Season, helping her end at 2nd place with record 23-11. Indeed, “Saras” became the first coach from Lithuania to do so.
The most important element of his highlight as a leading coach, however, is that he passed the … coach of Olympiacos, George Barzoka!
Yasikevicius is now The 13th different recipient of the prize of the coach of the year. Only Zeljko Obradovic (three times), George Bardzokas (three), Etore Messina (two), Pablo Lasso (two) and Dimitris Itoudis (two) have won it many times.
Other previous winners are Pini Gerson, Dusko Vujoosevic, Xavi Pasqual, Dusan Ivkovic, David Blatt, Ergkin Ataman and Matteo.
Sarunas Jasikevicius of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has been named the 2024–25 Aleksander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year, Becoming the First Lithuanian to Receive the Award ???????
Despite Numerous Injuries, He Led Fenerbahce to A 23–11 Record and Second Place in the Regular Season. ??… pic.twitter.com/tylhqzh3GB
– Turkish Airlines Euroleague (@euroleague) April 17, 2025
Source: Sport Fm
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