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jump shooter

American  

noun

Basketball.
  1. a player skilled at jump shots.


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“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 • Jan. 26, 2022

"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 • Jan. 26, 2022

But now every time any basketball player pulls up from 30 feet or beyond, they are silently screaming “STEPH!” as tribute to the game’s greatest jump shooter.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2021

Pacquiao had become the boxing equivalent of a jump shooter who couldn’t get to his spot.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2021

“Our thing with him is you are not going to be a jump shooter here,” Calipari said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2019