point guard

American  

noun

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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Example Sentences

When point guard Jeremy Lin went from a bench warmer to an improbable star during a two-week stretch in 2012, Mamdani said he was glued to a screen at his college in Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Curry, a point guard for the Golden State Warriors, is one of the most well-known names in the sport today.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“We don’t want to give up,” said Knicks superstar point guard Jalen Brunson.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

She has been coming off of the bench to back up starting point guard Julie Allemand, who the Tempo took from the Sparks in the expansion draft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

He looks funny in those basketball shorts, honestly—the most unlikely point guard ever.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti