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
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Ware started 33 games alongside Adebayo last regular season and the Heat posted a 14-19 record in those games with that double-big frontcourt.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The Lady Vols’ Chamique Holdsclaw, UConn’s Maya Moore and Lusia Harris of Delta State are on the second team frontcourt.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
To improve there, the Celtics will need more from their unproven frontcourt.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Curry and Moody started in the backcourt, while Butler, Draymond Green and Horford filled out the frontcourt.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The Lady Vols’ Chamique Holdsclaw, UConn’s Maya Moore and Lusia Harris of Delta State are on the second team frontcourt.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
To improve there, the Celtics will need more from their unproven frontcourt.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Curry and Moody started in the backcourt, while Butler, Draymond Green and Horford filled out the frontcourt.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Frontcourt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontcourt. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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