shooting guard

noun

: a guard in basketball whose chief role is as an outside shooter

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But the point guard/shooting guard from Canton, Ohio played more than 30 minutes in eight of KU’s final nine games. Gary Bedore june 18, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 Quenton Jackson can, and often does, play shooting guard. Tony East, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard James Harden was arrested in Harris County, Texas, early Saturday morning and charged with misdemeanor unlawful carrying of weapons, according to court documents. Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 June 2026 The point and shooting guard currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shooting guard

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First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shooting guard was in 1914

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“Shooting guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting%20guard. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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