Hernán Jasen is an Argentine

Argentina

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-Italian

Italy

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 professional basketball player. He plays at the small forward

Small forward

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 position. He is a member of Spanish club Cajasol

Cajasol

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 and is also a member of the Argentine national basketball team

Argentina national basketball team

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Professional career

Jasen began his professional career with a one year stint with now defunct Liga ACB team Gijón Baloncesto

Gijón Baloncesto

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. The following season, he joined fellow Liga ACB side CB Estudiantes

CB Estudiantes

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, which he has played for in each season since. He has also played for the team at the Euroleague

Euroleague

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 and the ULEB Eurocup. He was later named captain of the squad.

Argentine national basketball team

Jasen first played for the silver-medal winning Argentine national basketball team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2005. He also competed at the 2006 South American Basketball Championship

South American Basketball Championship

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 before a four year hiatus from the national team.

Jasen was again called to the national team for the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

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. With Argentina leading by one in its first game, he had a key steal of Germany's Demond Greene

Demond Greene

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with ten seconds left to help preserve the team's victory.