point guard

noun

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

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The point guard and power forward spent the 2024-2025 season with the Los Angeles Clippers. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025 Towns’ only assistance came in the form of second-year point guard Tyler Kolek, who logged 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025 All are now gone, as is point guard Veronica Sheffey via the transfer portal. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025 Later on in the quarter, Tigers point guard Jacob Lok put up an alley-oop layup to Zaire Maddox, which had made it 23-17. Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for point guard

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 31 Dec. 2025.

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