point guard

noun

: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense

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Doncic scored 37 points in the 117-95 loss, but finished with only one assist, which is uncharacteristic of the superstar point guard. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 This past winter, Reese amassed 13.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and earned his third All-Big Ten honorable mention status, joining former point guards Melo Trimble and Anthony Cowan as the lone players in program history to be recognized three times by the Big Ten. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025 With 4:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, during a spirited Knicks comeback, the star point guard committed a foul on Jalen Duren, exited the game, and went back to the locker room, accompanied by his father, Rick Brunson. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025 New York’s couple of point guards alternated scores. Fred Katz, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for point guard

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of point guard was in 1969

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“Point guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20guard. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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