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.

Daniel Hackett was born in Forlimpopoli, (Forlì-Cesena), Italy. He was born as the son of Rudy Hackett, an American professional basketball player, whom played in both the ABA and the NBA, and an Italian mother. He grew up in Pesaro, Italy.

Hackett left Italy, to attend high school at St. John Bosco High School of Bellflower, California, in the United States.

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.

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.

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