point guard

noun

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

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Westbrook, a point guard who has started games at power forward due to the team’s lack of frontcourt depth, said the Kings are searching for a way forward. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025 With no true point guard, following the loss of Luka Dončić and without an injured Kyrie Irving, the team is struggling on the offensive end, and the former Golden State Warriors star has not been the answer. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 Five-star point guard Taylen Kinney, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound high school senior from the Overtime Elite program in Atlanta, signed a national letter of intent with Kansas on Wednesday, the first day of the weeklong early signing period, coach Bill Self has announced. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025 At the top of the list is defending the 1-4 ball screen, or point guard and 4-man. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for point guard

Word History

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 16 Nov. 2025.

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