: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense
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Led by a triple-double by point guard Anayla Anderson, the Spartans (31-1) defeated Fresno City College (24-8) 66-54 Saturday afternoon in the 3C2A semifinals.—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 And Smith, as the point guard, rose up in the postseason.—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026 Kings point guard Russell Westbrook is expected to return to the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Clippers after missing Wednesday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets with a sore quad.—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026 Small forward Thomas Haugh led Florida with 19 points and nine rebounds, while point guard Boogie Fland finished with 15 points, four assists and just one turnover.—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for point guard