John Pinone

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John Pinone
Personal information
Born (1961-02-19) February 19, 1961 (age 63)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Catholic
(Hartford, Connecticut)
College Villanova (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983: 3rd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1983–1993
Position Power forward
Number33
Career history
1983 Atlanta Hawks
1983–1984 Ohio Mixers
1984–1993 Estudiantes
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Colombia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Romania

John Gabriel Pinone Jr. (born February 19, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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High school

Pinone played competitively at South Catholic High School in Hartford, leading the team to the Class L state championship in 1977 and 1979. [1] Early in the 1978–79 season, Pinone and South Catholic defeated Middletown, ending their 80-game winning streak, longest in state history. [2]

College career

Pinone played collegiate basketball for Villanova's Wildcats from 1979 to 1983. He was named a third-team All-American as a senior. Pinone earned first-team All-Big East Conference honors three times, and was a first-team All-Philadelphia Big 5 selection four times. Pinone was the only freshman in Villanova history to lead the team in scoring, and Villanova retired his number 45 in 1995.

Playing career

Clubs

A third-round draftee in 1983, Pinone played seven games in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Atlanta Hawks in the 1983–84 season. After spending the rest of the season in the Ohio Mixers, of the CBA, and earning a place in the 1984 CBA All-Star Game; he joined Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB in the 1984–85 season, and played there through the 1992–93 season.

He won the Spanish Cup in the 1991–92 season, and contributed to Estudiantes reaching the 1992 EuroLeague Final Four. In his Liga ACB tenure with Estudiantes, Pinone played 12,306 minutes, played in 332 games, scored 6,175 points, secured 2,193 rebounds, and averaged 18.6 points per game. He was selected for the ACB All-Star Game in 1989 and 1991. During the nine seasons he played with Estudiantes, Pinone left a memorable mark in the history of the club, because of his solid team basketball playing style, and his competitive character. [3]

National team

Pinone played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, where he won the silver medal. [4]

Coaching career

Pinone later became the Cromwell High School boys' basketball team coach, and coached them to state championships in the 2009, 2018, and 2023 seasons.

Personal life

Pinone pleaded guilty, in October 2010, to a misdemeanor of filing a false tax return, and in December 2010, he was sentenced to six months of home confinement, six months probation, and a $10,000 fine. [5]

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