Peter Guarasci

Peter Guarasci 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 Basketball at the [2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]. The Canadians were impressive early on at these Olympics, winning their group in the preliminary round, before being defeated by France national [basketball team|France] in the quarter-finals.
Of Italian descent, Guarasci has acquired dual Canadian-Italian citizenship.