Danilo Agustin "J. R." Pinnock (born December 11, 1983) is an American-Panamanian professional

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player. His parents are natives of

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. Born in

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, Pinnock attended Coastal Christian Academy in

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, and

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. Pinnock went on to attend

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, where he was the team's leading scorer in the 2005–06 season, and helped lead them to two consecutive NCAA tournaments. He is a native of

. After college, he played in

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's top professional basketball league the Greek league with Colossus Rhodes BC. Pinnock was an early entry candidate who was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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, 58th overall and then was later traded to the

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for whom he would appear in seven pre-season games. Pinnock was cut from the Lakers along with other Laker hopeful

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. He played some games in Germany for the

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, but was released by the club and returned to the

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, playing in the

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, the

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's minor league, for the Arkansas RimRockers. In September 2007, he was taken first overall in the D-League Expansion Draft by the

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. Pinnock played in BSN (

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's professional basketball league, where he won his first professional championship with the

Capitanes de Arecibo The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) ...

in 2010. Danilo Pinnock won the championship again in 2011 when

repeated as champions. Pinnock was released from Arecibo in March 2014.

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

External links

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J.R. Pinnock Draft Profile

Giessen profile
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