point guard

noun

: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense

Examples of point guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As an attacking midfielder and point guard of the attack, Bethune consistently serves excellent balls to her teammates, especially Chawinga. — Pj Green july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Gonzaga point guard Mario Saint-Supery recently signed what’s believed to be a multimillion-dollar, four-year deal with Spanish club Valencia. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 30 July 2026

But the Knicks mostly have their same championship roster with their star point guard (Jalen Brunson), star center (Karl-Anthony Towns) and valuable supporting cast (Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Jordan Clarkson). — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

If the Heat prefers to add a natural point guard to supplement Davion Mitchell and Dru Smith, options include Russell Westbrook, combo guard Gabe Vincent, Cam Payne and Aaron Holiday. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for point guard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard