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Daniel Lorenzo Hackett (born December 19, 1987) is an Italian-American professional basketball player who plays for Olympiacos Piraeus of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he can play both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
High school career
The son of Rudy Hackett, Daniel Hackett was born in Forlimpopoli (Forlì-Cesena), but grew up in Pesaro. He attended high school at St. John Bosco of Bellflower.
College career
Hackett studied at the University of Southern California, playing college basketball since his freshman year, as the USC Trojans' point guard, with whom he played in the NCAA Tournament three times. On November 17, 2007, Hackett had his first triple double with the Trojans', putting on the score sheet 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft, Hacket signed a one-year deal with Benetton Treviso of the Italian LBA. In July 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Scavolini Pesaro.
In 2012, he signed a two-year deal with the Italian team Montepaschi Siena. In his first season with the team, he was named, both Italian League Finals and Italian Cup most valuable player. Also, in his first career EuroLeague season, he averaged 7.2 points, 3 assists, and 2.3 rebounds over 22 games. On December 24, 2013, he signed a three-year deal with Emporio Armani Milano. On June 19, 2015, he parted ways with Milano.
On July 15, 2015, Hackett signed a two-year contract with the Greek club Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, he won the 2016 Greek League championship.
International career
Hackett was a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2011, in Lithuania. He was also a member of the Italian national team that took part in EuroBasket 2015, which started on 5 September. He also played at the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Montepaschi | 22 | 2 | 22.1 | .414 | .311 | .722 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 7.2 | 8.7 |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 9 | 33.6 | .427 | .409 | .745 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 | .0 | 13.3 | 19.4 | |
| 2013–14 | Milano | 18 | 17 | 26.9 | .377 | .321 | .724 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .1 | 9.7 | 11.6 |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 20 | 28.7 | .390 | .250 | .658 | 3.7 | 4.6 | .8 | .0 | 10.5 | 11.8 | |
| Career | 73 | 48 | 26.9 | .397 | .300 | .706 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.6 | 11.7 |