University Southern California Trojans
June 01, 2007 | Men's Basketball
June 1, 2007
USC guard Daniel Hackett has been selected to play for the Italian National Basketball Team which begins play on Saturday (June 2) in a series of "friendlies" against Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia announced Italy coach Carlo Recalcati.
Hackett will compete with the National Team through its first two camps (May 28-June 2 in Bari, Italy and June 3-6 in Porto San Giorgio, Italy) and then join the 20-and-under Italian National Team on June 20th and play for them` through July 19.
Hackett averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 37 games, including 16 starts, as a freshman this past season for USC. He was second for the Trojans in assists with 103 and second in free throw shooting with a .792 percentage.
The 6-5 guard had one of his best games for the Trojans during its second-round, 87-68, victory over Kevin Durant and Texas in the NCAA Tournament, scoring 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting.
In preparations for EuroBasket 2007, Recalcati will call up the majority of his club that played at the FIBA World Championship in Japan later this summer.
Italy is in Group D of EuroBasket and will play in Spain against Slovenia, France and Poland.
