Daniel Hackett
Daniel Lorenzo Hackett (born December 19, 1987) is an Italian-American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. Standing at , 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. 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 EA7 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. On July 5, 2017, Hackett signed a two-year contract with German club Brose Bamberg. 2018–present. After one season, he parted ways with Brose and signed with the Russian club CSKA Moscow on July 17, 2018. On February 13, 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension with CSKA. 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. Hackett paid CSKA $100,000 to free himself. He signed with Virtus Bologna of  the Italian Lega Basket Serie A in 2022. International career. 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. 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. He also played at the  2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.