bank shot
noun
1
: a shot in billiards and pool in which a player banks the cue ball or the object ball
2
: a shot in basketball played to rebound from the backboard into the basket
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After Donovyn Hunter's driving layup gave TCU a 79-77 lead with five seconds remaining, Masogayo took a sideline inbounds pass, drove the right side of the lane and made a short bank shot to tie the score.
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Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
But a pair of power-play goals by the Predators, and a bank shot off the arm of Gustavsson by former Gophers standout Erik Haula had the teams knotted 3-all after the initial 20 minutes.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Those included a high-arcing, heat-check bank shot from White, whose nine 3-point makes tied his career high.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Steinbach, who missed the previous three games with an ankle injury, tallied the first six on two layups and a bank shot in the lane, followed by Diallo’s fast-break layup off a UCLA turnover.
—Daily News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
But a pair of power-play goals by the Predators, and a bank shot off the arm of Gustavsson by former Gophers standout Erik Haula had the teams knotted 3-all after the initial 20 minutes.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Those included a high-arcing, heat-check bank shot from White, whose nine 3-point makes tied his career high.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Steinbach, who missed the previous three games with an ankle injury, tallied the first six on two layups and a bank shot in the lane, followed by Diallo’s fast-break layup off a UCLA turnover.
—Daily News, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Bank shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20shot. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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