point guard

noun

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

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With Irving done for the year, the Mavericks are now woefully devoid of point guards. Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 There are issues at point guard, and considerable problems with shot making. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025 The senior point guard and several other players, including Dallan Coleman and Benny Williams, will take part in Senior Night. Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025 Senior point guard Alainna Poisson was running out of options for Marian Catholic. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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