point guard

noun

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

Examples of point guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Senior point guard Brock Harding added 14 points and eight assists while Tanner Toolson had 11 and DJ Thomas added 10. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026

O’Gallagher was a high school star in Oregon, a two-time NAIA All-American point guard for Warner Pacific of Portland, and coached high school teams in California, Oregon and Washington State. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

All-City point guard Phillip Reed leads a strong cast of returning players for the defending City Section champions. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Knicks head coach Mike Brown said Jose Alvarado’s disappearing minutes aren’t a knock on the veteran point guard. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for point guard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard