point guard

noun

: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense

Examples of point guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After high school, Ortiz played point guard on the College of the Canyons women’s basketball team and excelled. Yvonne Condes, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 The 6-foot-1, 29-year-old point guard from Raleigh, North Carolina averaged 5.0 points and 2.1 assists per game. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024 The Nuggets point guard never exited the game due to the injury, but he was shaken up immediately, flexing his right arm on the court during live play to test how the elbow felt. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024 Editor’s note: Mike Conley is one of the best sources of information in the NBA. Entering his 17th NBA season, the 36-year-old Timberwolves point guard has seen it all, and has the knowledge and willingness to explain what’s taken place and what’s to come with the media and, thus, the fans. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for point guard 

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Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of point guard was in 1969

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“Point guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20guard. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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