point guard

American  

noun

• point guards
  plural

1. Basketball. the guard who directs the team's offense from the point.

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point guard British  

noun

1. basketball

   1. the position of the player responsible for directing the team's attacking play

   2. a player in this position

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• point guards
  plural

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point guard

To help kick off the 78th Emmy Awards Monday, Mariska Hargitay tapped a friend who knows something about assists: New York Knicks point guard Jalen Bruson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Wheeler, 35, has another year left on her deal, but a $625,000 cap hit for a player who would be a backup point guard on most teams is a tough sell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Along with Plum’s foul trouble, starting point guard Erica Wheeler finished with five fouls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

The Knicks point guard offers some advice for Mamdani and Albany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

While saying this, she’d waved the copy of Womens Basketball Weekly she’d found under Jen’s bed, the one in which Jen had drawn a heart around the picture of star point guard Monica Mathers.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray