point guard

noun

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

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Martin can shoot, but he’s stretched as a point guard. Law Murray, New York Times, 22 June 2025 The team's chances took an even bigger hit due to superstar point guard Damian Lillard going down with a torn Achilles in the playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025 In the immediate aftermath, Van Lith seemed poised to step into the primary point guard role far earlier than she — or the Sky staff — expected. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 For the first four years of his career, Simmons never played less than 74% of his minutes at point guard and never logged a single minute in the frontcourt (per Basketball Reference). Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 20 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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