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jump shooter

American  

noun

Basketball.
  1. a player skilled at jump shots.


Example Sentences

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The product could be especially useful on plays when a defensive player slides under a jump shooter while he is descending.

From Washington Post

But these days she’s mostly a jump shooter who is reliant on others considering 20 of her 21 field goals have come off an assist.

From Seattle Times

"You can see what an amazing jump shooter he is. I think he missed his first two and we just kept on yelling to him to keep shooting it."

From Fox News

"I knew he was a great jump shooter; I just didn’t know he was going to be the best jump shooter I ever coached," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.

From Fox News

“I knew he was a great jump shooter; I just didn’t know he was going to be the best jump shooter I ever coached,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.

From Seattle Times