point guard

noun

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

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The Clippers rewarded the 36-year-old point guard with a two-year, $81 million contract extension. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025 Golden's State will now lean more on 11-time All-NBA superstar point guard Stephen Curry, who currently has 23 points. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Kansas Jayhawks freshman point guard Darryn Peterson, who played just five minutes in the second half of KU’s Monday season opener against Green Bay because of a recurring bout with cramps, practiced Tuesday night and again Wednesday. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025 The Kings acquired him to be their starting point guard over the summer in a sign-and-trade deal with the Detroit Pistons. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for point guard

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of point guard was in 1969

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“Point guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20guard. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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