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

While those three players had star power from the beginning, Vivian Uwuchukwu is a rebounding, frontcourt player who has proven herself to Gottlieb in recent games. —Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026

The move comes as injuries and illness have decimated the Hawks’ frontcourt depth. —Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 Jan. 2026

Even though both players fed their frontcourt, the efforts of Texas' Breya Cunningham and Kyla Oldacre, and South Carolina's Joyce Edwards and Madina Okot, were was secondary to what the guards did on the floor. —Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026

Gonzaga’s frontcourt is an integral part of its 17-1 start to the season. —Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 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
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort