inbounds pass
noun
basketball
: a pass to start play from a player who is standing out of bounds to a player who is on the court
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Arkansas’ last attempt, with four seconds left out of a baseline inbounds pass, was a deep Brazile three-pointer that missed the rim entirely.
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Among the most costly Heat turnovers was a five-second violation on an inbounds pass that was called with the Magic ahead by two points and 3:45 left in the fourth quarter.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Shortly after checking in at the start of the second quarter, the first-round draft pick drew an offensive foul by racing through a Grizzlies screen on an inbounds pass.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Two Dream free throws push the lead back to four, but Carleton’s inbounds pass went to Shepard in the lane for a bucket to get the Lynx back within two.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Among the most costly Heat turnovers was a five-second violation on an inbounds pass that was called with the Magic ahead by two points and 3:45 left in the fourth quarter.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Shortly after checking in at the start of the second quarter, the first-round draft pick drew an offensive foul by racing through a Grizzlies screen on an inbounds pass.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Two Dream free throws push the lead back to four, but Carleton’s inbounds pass went to Shepard in the lane for a bucket to get the Lynx back within two.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Inbounds pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbounds%20pass. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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