power forward
noun
: a basketball forward whose size and strength are used primarily in controlling play near the basket
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Strong is on the Naismith Trophy late-season team, the Wooden Award national ballot, the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year late-season team and is a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award given to the nation’s best power forward.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Starting power forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (foot) missed the final eight games of the conference schedule.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Kade Speckman, Lutheran’s 6–foot-9 senior power forward, used his size to punish the Raptors, pouring in 13 points and not one, but two alley oops that Makkai dished out.
—Alissa Noe, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Over the past week, Spoelstra has stayed small with Pelle Larsson as a power forward and has gone big, with dual centers Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Starting power forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (foot) missed the final eight games of the conference schedule.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Kade Speckman, Lutheran’s 6–foot-9 senior power forward, used his size to punish the Raptors, pouring in 13 points and not one, but two alley oops that Makkai dished out.
—Alissa Noe, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Over the past week, Spoelstra has stayed small with Pelle Larsson as a power forward and has gone big, with dual centers Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Power forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20forward. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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