Daniel Hackett

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Daniel Hackett
No. 12 – Emporio Armani Milano
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Lega Basket Serie A
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1987-12-19) December 19, 1987
Forlimpopoli, Italy
Nationality Italian / American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school St. John Bosco
(Bellflower, California)
College USC (2006–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Benetton Treviso
2010–2012 Scavolini Pesaro
2012–2013 Montepaschi Siena
2013–present Emporio Armani Milano
Career highlights and awards

Daniel Hackett (born December 19, 1987) is an Italian-American professional basketball player for Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian League. He is 198 cm (6'6") tall, and he can play both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Amateur career

The son of Rudy Hackett, Daniel was born in Forlimpopoli (Forlì-Cesena), but grew up in Pesaro. He attended high school at St. John Bosco of Bellflower. He 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

Hackett went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft, and decided to play for the Italian League team Benetton Treviso for one season. In 2010, he moved to Scavolini Pesaro, where he spent two years. In 2012, he signed a two-year deal with the Italian team Montepaschi Siena.[1] 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.[2][3]

Italian national team

Daniel Hackett warming-up with the Italian national team

Hackett was a member of the senior men's Italian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2011, in Lithuania.

Awards and accomplishments

College

Pro career

Euroleague 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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Montepaschi Siena 22 2 22.1 .414 .311 .722 2.3 3.0 1.0 .0 7.2 8.7
2013–14 Montepaschi Siena 9 9 33.6 .427 .409 .745 4.2 5.8 1.0 .0 13.3 19.4
Career 31 11 25.4 .419 .343 .733 2.8 3.8 1.0 .0 9.0 11.8

References

  1. ↑ "MONTEPASCHI SIENA signs combo guard Hackett". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Olimpia Welcomes Daniel Hackett". Olimpiamilano.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ "EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI lands Daniel Hackett". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 24 December 2013. 

External links

Emporio Armani Milano current roster
  • Head coach: Banchi
  • Assistant coaches: Fioretti
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