set shot

noun

Basketball.

1. a shot with two hands from a point relatively distant from the basket, in which a player stands still and shoots the ball usually from chest level.

Word History and Origins

Origin of set shot¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

He’s also credited as one of the first players to utilize a jump shot when a set shot ruled the game.

From Los Angeles Times

Streamers and rollouts — banners that poked fun at the opposing team — have gone the way of the set shot.

From Seattle Times

He also is the unofficial leading scorer in Palestra history after converting countless buckets with his set shot during the weekly media lunchtime pickup game he organized and ran for many years.

From Fox News

He made two half-hearted feints toward the basket, hoping to catch Ben off balance and get an unchallenged set shot.

From Literature

He’s also respected for a sweet set shot in pickup hoops games at the Palestra.

From Seattle Times