shooting guard

noun

: a guard in basketball whose chief role is as an outside shooter

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Other players projected as top five picks include Rutgers combo guard Dylan Harper, Rutgers small forward Ace Bailey, Baylor shooting guard V.J. Edgecombe and Texas shooting guard Tre Johnson. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025 Among the Beacons who graduated Saturday is Isaiah Stafford, of Bolingbrook, Illinois, a point guard and shooting guard on the men’s basketball team. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025 Point guard Jalen Brunson, shooting guard Josh Hart, and forward Mikal Bridges are all former Villanova Wildcats. Hannah Parry amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 Three-time All-Star Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Anthony Edwards, still just 23, has had quite the run recently. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for shooting guard

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First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shooting guard was in 1914

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“Shooting guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting%20guard. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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