bounce pass

noun

basketball

: a pass to a teammate that is made by bouncing the ball once

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And her block on Sabrina Ionescu moments before halftime preceded her sprinting past multiple Liberty players, receiving a bounce pass from Flau’jae Johnson, spinning by Rebekah Gardner and easily scoring two of 15 first-half points. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

The first against Benfica is more straightforward, but the assist against Japan is well-worked as his first bounce pass helps draw their more compact defence out of its structure. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 June 2026

James turned the ball over for the fourth time in the fourth quarter when Alperen Sengun tipped a bounce pass away from Kennard. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026

But Minnesota turned the ball over twice in the ensuing two minutes — a Julius Randle bounce pass too low for Rudy Gobert and a Gobert dribble hand off attempt that appeared to go off his own leg — which allowed the Nuggets to rebuild the lead eventually pull away for a 116-105 victory. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026

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