Hernán "Pancho" Emilio Jasen Cicarelli (born February 4, 1978) is an Argentine-Italian former professional

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player. Born in

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, and standing at a height of 6'6 " (1.99 m) tall, he played mainly at the

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position, but he could also play at the

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position.

Professional career

Jasen joined Andino La Rioja of the Argentine League in 1995. He then moved to the Argentine club

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in 1996. He moved to the Spanish League team

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in 1999. In 2001, he then joined the Spanish club Estudiantes, whom he also played with in the Euroleague and the Eurocup competitions. He was later named the

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of Estudiantes. In 2011, he moved to the Spanish club Cajasol.

National team career

Jasen won the 1996 South American U-18 Championship with Argentina's junior national team. He won the silver medal at the 1999

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. He also played for the silver-medal winning senior

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at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship. He also won the bronze medal at the 2006 South American Championship, before a four-year hiatus from the national team. Jasen was again called to the national team for the

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. With Argentina leading by one point in its first game during the tournament, he had a key steal against

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, with ten seconds left in the game, to help preserve the team's victory. He won the gold medal at the

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EuroLeague statistics

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Awards and accomplishments

Argentine national team

*1996 South American U-18 Championship: *1999

: * 2005 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup: * 2005 FIBA Americas Championship: *2006 South American Championship: *

Club team

* Number 5 retired by

in 2018 Se suma Jasen
on Bahía Plus, 2 Sep 2018

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile
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