team foul
noun
: one of a designated number of personal fouls the players on a basketball team may commit during a given period of play before the opposing team begins receiving bonus free throws
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But with only one timeout remaining and four team fouls, Thibodeau faced a dilemma.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Technical fouls are team fouls at the college level, too.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
College rules, for instance, stipulate that an offensive personal foul is recorded as a team foul.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
The team also found itself in foul trouble after both Shade and Strong picked up their second fouls early in the second quarter, and UConn had seven team fouls before Seton Hall picked up its second.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Technical fouls are team fouls at the college level, too.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
College rules, for instance, stipulate that an offensive personal foul is recorded as a team foul.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
The team also found itself in foul trouble after both Shade and Strong picked up their second fouls early in the second quarter, and UConn had seven team fouls before Seton Hall picked up its second.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Team foul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team%20foul. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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