Daniel Hackett
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No. 23 – Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
League | LBA EuroCup | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Forlimpopoli, Italy | December 19, 1987|||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian / American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) | |||||||||||||
College | USC (2006–2009) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Treviso | |||||||||||||
2010–2012 | VL Pesaro | |||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Siena | |||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Olimpia Milano | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Brose Bamberg | |||||||||||||
2018–2022 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||
2022–present | Virtus Bologna | |||||||||||||
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Daniel Lorenzo Hackett[1] (born December 19, 1987) is an Italian-American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. Standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), he can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Early life[]
Hackett was born in Forlimpopoli, (Forlì-Cesena), Italy. He was born as the son of Rudy Hackett, an American professional basketball player, who played in both the ABA and the NBA, and an Italian mother. He grew up in Pesaro, Italy.
High school career[]
Hackett left Italy to attend high school at St. John Bosco High School of Bellflower, California, in the United States.
College career[]
Hackett studied at the University of Southern California, where he played college basketball. Starting with his freshman year, he was the USC Trojans' point guard, and with the Trojans 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[]
2009-2017[]
After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Hacket signed a one-year deal with Benetton Treviso of the Italian LBA.[2] In July 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Scavolini Pesaro.[3]
In 2012, he signed a two-year deal with the Italian team Montepaschi Siena.[4] 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 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano.[5][6] On June 19, 2015, he parted ways with Milano.[7]
On July 15, 2015, Hackett signed a two-year contract with the Greek club Olympiacos.[8] With Olympiacos, he won the 2016 Greek League championship. On July 5, 2017, Hackett signed a two-year contract with German club Brose Bamberg.[9]
2018-present[]
After one season, he parted ways with Brose and signed with the Russian club CSKA Moscow on July 17, 2018.[10] On February 13, 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension with CSKA.[11] With CSKA, Hackett won the club's eighth EuroLeague title in 2019.
Hackett terminated the contract with CSKA in February 2022 due to the country's invasion of Ukraine.[12][13][14] Hackett paid CSKA $100,000 out of his own pocket to free himself.[15]
He signed with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A in 2022.[16]
International career[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Daniel_Hackett_with_Italy_national_basketball_team_jersey_in_2012.jpg/220px-Daniel_Hackett_with_Italy_national_basketball_team_jersey_in_2012.jpg)
Hackett played with the Italian junior national teams. With Italy's junior national team, he played at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal. He averaged 9.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game at that tournament.[17]
Hackett was then a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2011, in Lithuania. He was also a member of the senior Italian national team that took part in EuroBasket 2015, which started on 5 September.[18] He also played at the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[19]
Career statistics[]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | 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 | Bold | Career high | Led the league |
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012–13 | Montepaschi/Olimpia Milano | EuroLeague | 22 | 22.1 | .414 | .311 | .722 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 7.2 |
2013–14 | EuroLeague | 27 | 28.7 | .390 | .346 | .733 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 10.9 | |
2014–15 | EuroLeague | 24 | 28.7 | .390 | .250 | .658 | 3.7 | 4.6 | .8 | .0 | 10.5 | |
2015–16 | Olympiacos | EuroLeague | 24 | 19.5 | .481 | .393 | .813 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | 8.1 |
2016–17 | EuroLeague | 11 | 14.3 | .394 | .267 | .773 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .5 | .0 | 5.0 | |
2017–18 | Brose Bamberg | EuroLeague | 26 | 24.0 | .497 | .369 | .808 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .4 | .0 | 9.6 |
2018–19 | CSKA Moscow | EuroLeague | 35 | 17.4 | .434 | .392 | .825 | 1.8 | 1.7 | .6 | .0 | 6.0 |
2019–20 | EuroLeague | 23 | 20.0 | .395 | .442 | .806 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 8.3 | |
2020–21 | EuroLeague | 29 | 24.0 | .446 | .453 | .848 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.5 | |
2021–22 | EuroLeague | 17 | 20.1 | .444 | .317 | .704 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .5 | 6.6 | |
Career | 260 | 23.9 | .436 | .338 | .757 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.2 |
References[]
- ^ "Kingsport: campioni sport - Daniel Lorenzo Hackett". www.kingsport.it.
- ^ "Daniel Hackett signs for Benetton".
- ^ "Vuelle Pesaro announces Daniel Hackett".
- ^ "Montepaschi Siena signs combo guard Hackett". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Olimpia Welcomes Daniel Hackett". Olimpiamilano.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI lands Daniel Hackett". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Olimpia Milano and Daniel Hackett officially part ways". Sportando.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Olympiacos tabs Hackett on a two-year deal". Euroleague.net. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Brose Bamberg bags Hackett for backcourt". Euroleague.net. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "CSKA signs versatile veteran guard Hackett". Euroleague.net. July 17, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "CSKA, Hackett agree to 2-year extension". Euroleague.net. February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Tornike Shengelia leaves CSKA Moscow: I can't play for the Russian army club". MARCA. February 26, 2022.
- ^ "5 CSKA Moscow players leave team for war between Russia, Ukraine". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ Amico, Sam (March 1, 2022). "FIBA Suspends All Russian Teams, Officials From Competition".
- ^ "Daniel Hackett reportedly paid his way out of CSKA Moscow". basketnews.com.
- ^ "Virtus Segafredo Bologna signs Daniel Hackett". Eurobasket. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Hackett profile, U20 European Championship Men 2007". FIBA.COM.
- ^ "Italy take their dream roster to Berlin". FIBAEurope.com. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players".
External links[]
- Daniel Hackett at draftexpress.com
- Daniel Hackett at eurobasket.com
- Daniel Hackett at euroleague.net
- Daniel Hackett at fiba.com (archive)
- Daniel Hackett at fibaeurope.com
- Daniel Hackett at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Daniel Hackett at baskethotel.com
- Daniel Hackett at esake.gr (in Greek)
- Daniel Hackett at sports-reference.com (college stats)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American men's basketball players
- Brose Bamberg players
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Italian men's basketball players
- Italian people of American descent
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Mens Sana Basket players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- Pallacanestro Treviso players
- PBC CSKA Moscow players
- People from Pesaro
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Marche
- USC Trojans men's basketball players
- Victoria Libertas Pesaro players
- Virtus Bologna players