shooting guard

noun

: a guard in basketball whose chief role is as an outside shooter

Examples of shooting guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 6-5 ½ shooting guard averaged 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists as a freshman at Baylor, shooting 37.6% from the field and 34.1% from 3-point range. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024 The Bruins have historically missed in their recruitment of Harvard-Westlake’s biggest stars, losing twins Jason and Jarron Collins to Stanford and shooting guard Johnny Juzang to Kentucky before Juzang transferred to UCLA for his final two college seasons. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for shooting guard 

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shooting guard was in 1914

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“Shooting guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting%20guard. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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