Laurent Sciarra (born 8 August 1973) is a former French professional

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player.

Professional career

Sciarra began his professional career in 1990, with

Hyères-Toulon Var Basket Hyères-Toulon Var Basket, also referred to as simply Hyères-Toulon or HTV, is a basketball club based in Hyères and Toulon, France. Created by the merger of Omni Sport Hyerois and Club Sportif Toulonnais, the club shares its home games between ...

, and he moved to

Paris Basket Racing Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, was a French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in 1922, as the basketball section of the multi-sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000. In 2007, the ...

in 1993. He played with PBR until 1997, when he was a member of the club's French League championship season. Sciarra then moved abroad for one season, playing with Ciudad de Huelva in

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, and

Pallacanestro Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso, named Benetton Basket due to a long running sponsorship by the Benetton Group and widely referred to as Benetton Treviso, is an Italian youth basketball club based in Treviso, Veneto. The club was previously a successful pr ...

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, before returning to Paris. In 2001, Sciarra again moved abroad, and spent a season with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

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. Following two more seasons with Paris Basket Racing, Sciarra played with the French club

BCM Gravelines Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The team plays ...

, for one season. In 2005, he began to play with the French club

JDA Dijon Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French French basketball league system, first tier divis ...

, where he stayed until his transfer to French club

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, in 2008.

National team career

Sciarra played internationally for the senior men's

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. He was a member of France's silver-medal winning squad at the

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. He was the best scorer of the 2000 Olympics final, as he scored 19 points against

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* 1973 births Living people ASVEL Basket players Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics BCM Gravelines players Élan Béarnais players French men's basketball players French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Spain HTV Basket players JDA Dijon Basket players Liga ACB players Olympic basketball players of France Orléans Loiret Basket players Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for France Pallacanestro Treviso players Panionios B.C. players Paris Racing Basket players Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Point guards {{France-basketball-bio-stub