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

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.

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.

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