J. R. Pinnock

Danilo Agustin "J. R." Pinnock (born December 11, 1983) is an American-Panamanian former professional basketball player. His parents are natives of Panama.

Born in Fort Hood, Texas, Pinnock attended Coastal Christian Academy in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Eagle's Landing High School in McDonough, Georgia.

Pinnock went on to attend George Washington University, 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 McDonough, Georgia. After college, he played in Greece's top professional basketball league the Greek league with Colossus Rhodes BC.

Pinnock was an early entry candidate who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft, 58th overall and then was later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for whom he would appear in seven pre-season games. Pinnock was cut from the Lakers along with other Laker hopeful Von Wafer. He played some games in Germany for the Giessen 46ers, but was released by the club and returned to the United States, playing in the D-League, the NBA's minor league, for the Arkansas RimRockers. In September 2007, he was taken first overall in the D-League Expansion Draft by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

Pinnock played in BSN (Baloncesto Superior Nacional), Puerto Rico's professional basketball league, where he won his first professional championship with the Capitanes de Arecibo in 2010. Danilo Pinnock won the championship again in 2011 when Capitanes de Arecibo repeated as champions. Pinnock was released from Arecibo in March 2014.

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

Season Team League 2006–07 Gießen 46ers German BBL 8 32.0 .378 .333 .613 5.6 2.3 1.0 .8 15.0 Arkansas RimRockers D-League 21 31.0 .536 .188 .773 6.8 4.6 1.4 .6 11.0 2007 Toros de Chorrillo Panama CBS League no stats available 2007–08 Kolossos GBL 26 32.8 .545 .225 .684 5.0 1.7 2.0 .7 15.0 2008 Marinos de Anzoátegui Venezuela LPB no stats available 2008–09 Seven 2007 Roseto Legadue 20 33.6 .484 .276 .780 4.8 2.3 3.3 .6 16.3 Libertad Sunchales Argentina LNB 31 30.2 .541 .327 .750 4.8 1.1 2.9 .1 17.7 2009 Capitanes de Arecibo BSN 24 31.1 .474 .385 .844 7.0 3.0 1.5 .7 15.7 2009–10 Barak Netanya ISBL 27 35.6 .544 .263 .806 4.9 3.2 2.3 .4 19.1 2010 Capitanes de Arecibo BSN 9 35.7 .531 .343 .742 7.1 2.2 1.1 .8 16.1 2010–11 Titanes del Distrito Nacional Dominican LNB no stats available 2011 Capitanes de Arecibo BSN 44 29.8 .502 .321 .707 6.6 2.6 1.2 .5 15.1 2011–12 Habik'a ISBL 5 33.4 .400 .290 .800 6.6 2.4 2.8 .4 14.2 2012 Capitanes de Arecibo BSN 50 28.8 .491 .328 .786 6.1 3.8 1.5 .5 14.5 2012–13 Halcones Rojos Veracruz Mexico LNPB 32 28.4 .505 .385 .750 4.7 2.0 1.1 .4 13.1 2013 Indios de Mayagüez BSN 43 31.2 .466 .295 .714 6.5 2.3 1.4 .6 12.6 2014 Atléticos de San Germán 6 28.3 .424 .130 .875 4.7 1.8 1.3 1.0 7.3 2015 Bucaneros de La Guaira Venezuela LPB 5 23.3 .520 .182 .846 5.2 1.8 .6 .0 8.6 Piratas de Quebradillas BSN 10 36.8 .477 .189 .914 5.8 3.3 1.9 .7 13.7 Huracanes del Atlántico Dominican LNB 4 33.3 .478 .393 .750 5.3 3.0 1.3 .5 16.0