bounce pass

noun

basketball
: a pass to a teammate that is made by bouncing the ball once

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Players had to make a bounce pass, two chest passes, two kinds of 3-pointers, a free-throw line jumper and a layup. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025 On Halloween night in 2007, a 19-year-old rookie from the District of Columbia took a bounce pass in transition. Doug Haller, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025 The best part is Middleton’s gorgeous bounce pass that sets up his long-time teammate for an easy two points. Brian Sampson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Hart spots the move and delivers a sharp bounce pass. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bounce pass 

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“Bounce pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20pass. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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