: a guard in basketball whose chief role is as an outside shooter
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The 5-foot-11 standout can play shooting guard or small forward and has the ability to guard both positions.—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026 Hjelmstad gives the Horned Frogs a bigger guard able to play either shooting guard or small forward.—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2026 The sharp-shooting guard has 28 assists in the last three games, adapting into the team’s emergency point guard to compensate for the loss of Doncic and Reaves.—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Poised for bigger roles Rising junior Allie Ziebell feels like the obvious replacement for Fudd at shooting guard barring any new additions.—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shooting guard