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 When the Hornets are on the clock, should the top guy on their draft board excel at shooting guard, then by all means. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024 Starting shooting guard Kevin Huerter is out for the season after dislocating his shoulder and tearing his labrum on March 18, while 6th Man of the Year candidate Malik Monk has missed the past two weeks since spraining his MCL on March 31. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 14 Apr. 2024 Starting shooting guard Kevin Huerter recently underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024 The 6-4 wing also has had to shift some responsibilities to shooting guard with Fears out and has started to improve his rebounding tenacity, grabbing 4.2 per game now to go with his 10.8 points. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024 In Saturday’s 79-75 double overtime loss at Ohio State, freshman Jamie Kaiser Jr. had replaced Harris-Smith at shooting guard, while Traore moved into the starting frontcourt over senior small forward Jordan Geronimo. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024 At one point, former starting power forward Aaron Nesmith was on the floor at shooting guard with those three. Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2024 With Harmon and Booker out, Schaefer moved Gonzales from shooting guard to the point. Mark Rosner, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024 Backup big Bol Bol (foot) will miss his third consecutive game, and shooting guard Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) is also out. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024

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Word History

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 26 Apr. 2024.

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