point guard

noun

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

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Mike McDaniel talked about Tua being a point guard, not a shooting guard. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025 Third-grader Noah Unell is a Rubik’s cube whiz and a hustling point guard who can spin a basketball on his finger like a Harlem Globetrotter. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025 The Sixers were without their do-it-all point guard Tyrese Maxey due to illness for the second-consecutive game. CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025 After a timeout, Nebraska point guard Sam Hoiberg cut through the lane and kicked a pass to Lawrence on the right wing. Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for point guard

Word History

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 21 Dec. 2025.

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