shooting guard

noun

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

Examples of shooting guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other athletes with similar tales as Reese’s include Clemson power forward Ian Schieffelin, Kansas shooting guard Zeke Mayo, North Carolina State power forward Ben Middlebrooks, and the Syracuse duo of center Eddie Lampkin Jr. and shooting guard Lucas Taylor. Have a news tip? —Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025

Starting shooting guard Christian Braun chipped in 22 points on an efficient 9-of-10 shooting line from the field and a 2-of-2 shooting line from the charity stripe, while starting point guard submitted 26 points on a similarly efficient 9-of-16 shooting from the field (5-of-9 from long range). —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025

The 6-foot-5 forward/shooting guard became one of the NBA’s best sixth men during a 12-year career with Milwaukee — which ultimately retired his No. 2 jersey — and the L.A. Clippers. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025

Starting Nuggets shooting guard Christian Braun logged 30 points and eight boards. —Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shooting guard

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard