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

The game also gave new point guard Kam Woods a chance to get comfortable in the Trojans’ rotation.

From Los Angeles Times

Woods is expected to step into the rotation right away with USC, after the Trojans lost starting point guard Rodney Rice for the season.

From Los Angeles Times

But in his first start at point guard, Cornish came alive with 18 points, including four three-pointers.

From Los Angeles Times

It also didn’t help that UCLA’s late-game execution was once again pitiful, point guard Donovan Dent doing too little once he reached the rim thanks to a flurry of missed layups and bad passes.

From Los Angeles Times

The most highly coveted point guard in the transfer portal, Dent arrived on campus with the pedigree of an All-American honorable mention who was expected to immediately elevate his new team.

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