outlet pass
noun
: a pass made in basketball by the player taking a defensive rebound to a teammate to start a fast break
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New Jersey defenseman Jonathan Kovacevic attempted an outlet pass from below his goal line.
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Burns tried to send an outlet pass to an open teammate by the faceoff dot, but Tavares got there in time to pick it off and find Steeves on the other side of the zone.
—Omar White, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Here, in the opening moments of the game Doncic finds James sprinting down the court with an outlet pass for an easy dunk in transition.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
His stunning, one-handed outlet passes — often completed in a single fluid motion, without ever bringing the ball below his shoulders after palming the rebound — resemble water polo passes.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Burns tried to send an outlet pass to an open teammate by the faceoff dot, but Tavares got there in time to pick it off and find Steeves on the other side of the zone.
—Omar White, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Here, in the opening moments of the game Doncic finds James sprinting down the court with an outlet pass for an easy dunk in transition.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
His stunning, one-handed outlet passes — often completed in a single fluid motion, without ever bringing the ball below his shoulders after palming the rebound — resemble water polo passes.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Outlet pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlet%20pass. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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