shooting guard

noun

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

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Without any of the team’s top three players, coach Steve Kerr opted to insert rookie guard Will Richard, second-year center Quentin Post and shooting guard Moses Moody into the starting lineup alongside Brandin Podziemski and Jonathan Kuminga. Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 Christie will probably start Malik Monk or Keon Ellis at shooting guard. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025 Coach Charles Lee intends on keeping things fluid at shooting guard and center. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025 The new doc tells the story of Allen Iverson, the NBA point and shooting guard who played in the league from 1996 to 2010, most prominently for the Philadelphia 76ers, sporting the number three on his jersey. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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