frontcourt

noun

front·​court ˈfrənt-ˈkȯrt 

1

: a basketball team's offensive half of the court

2

: the positions of the forwards and center on a basketball team

also : the forwards and center themselves

Examples of frontcourt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those efforts helped offset a slow night from the frontcourt as Kamilla Cardoso played less than 22 minutes, made only one basket and had only five rebounds before she was benched for most of the fourth quarter. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

For now, the Cavs do have Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen roaming in the frontcourt to help clean up any defensive mistakes. —Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Against the Atlanta Hawks’ undersized frontcourt in the first round and banged-up Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in the second, Towns starred as a distributor as the Knicks ran their offense through him. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026

As this series against the Thunder is showing, one more frontcourt component seems necessary. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for frontcourt

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort