Peter Guarasci
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 25 February 1974 Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian / Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1996–2008 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 1996–1999 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 1999–2000 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| 2000–2001 | Roseto Basket |
| 2001–2002 | Caja San Fernando |
| 2002–2004 | Crabs Rimini |
| 2004–2005 | Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia |
| 2005–2008 | Crabs Rimini |
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Peter Guarasci (born 25 February 1974)[1] is a Canadian former professional basketball player. Having played in Serie A and the Basketball Bundesliga, he currently plays in the Lega2 in Italy and is a former prominent member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.
Guarasci played collegiately for Fairfield University for two seasons, 1992–93 and 1993–94. He was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference all-rookie team as a freshman. Guarasci then transferred to Simon Fraser University where he played in 1995 and 1996 and was named 1996 NAIA conference player of the year. He graduated with a degree in business.
The 6'9, 230 lbs. Guarasci joined Italian club Scavolini Pesaro in 1996 and played three seasons for the club. He played 1999-2000 for the German club Frankfurt Skyliners, averaging 10.5 points per game. He returned to Serie A the next season joining Roseto Basket, where he stayed for three seasons. In 2003, he joined his current club Basket Rimini Crabs.
Guarasci was a member of the Canadian national team from 1996 through 2003, participating in the 1998 FIBA World Championship and 2000 Summer Olympics. The Canadians were impressive early on at these Olympics, winning their group in the preliminary round, before being defeated by France in the quarter-finals.
Of Italian descent, Guarasci has acquired dual Canadian-Italian citizenship.
Sources
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Guarasci". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
- Basket Rimini Crabs players
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Fairfield Stags men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Olympic basketball players for Canada
- Pallacanestro Reggiana players
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- Roseto Sharks players
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's basketball players
- Skyliners Frankfurt players
- Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
- Power forwards
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade