point guard

noun

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

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And Hepburn really liked coach Pat Kelsey and Peyton Siva, the point guard on the 2013 title team who is now on Kelsey’s staff. Cj Moore, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 After growing up playing basketball in the Raymond Rosen Housing Projects in North Philadelphia, Staley played point guard for the University of Virginia before winning three Olympic gold medals for Team USA in 1996, 2000 and 2004. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 Fultz is a 6-foot-4 point guard with a 6-9 ½ wingspan and a reputation for defense. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025 This is especially disappointing considering that the Spurs had just swung a massive mid-season trade to acquire All-Star ex-Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox, who's in his absolute prime at age 27. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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