Peter Guarasci (born 25 February 1974) is a Canadian former professional

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player. Having played in

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and the Basketball Bundesliga, he currently plays in the Lega2 in

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and is a former prominent member of the

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. Guarasci played collegiately for Fairfield University for two seasons, 1992–93 and 1993–94. He was named to the

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all-rookie team as a freshman. Guarasci then transferred to

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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

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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

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, 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

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and

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. The Canadians were impressive early on at these Olympics, winning their group in the preliminary round, before being defeated by

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in the quarter-finals. Of

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descent, Guarasci has acquired dual Canadian-Italian citizenship.

Sources

''www.canoe.ca''
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