shooting guard

noun

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

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Starting Nuggets shooting guard Christian Braun logged 30 points and eight boards. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 Freshman center Derik Queen, redshirt sophomore shooting guard Chance Stephens and sophomore shooting guard Lukas Sotell are the only players with eligibility who remain on the roster. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025 Star point guard Madden Smiley paced the Wizards with 25 points and 12 rebounds, while shooting guard John Backhaus added 18 points as Windsor topped a gritty Green Mountain team that was making its first title game appearance since 1994. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025 The team is senior-heavy, led by forward Sienna Frazier, shooting guard Sami Riley and wing Jocelyn Gigounas. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 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 21 Apr. 2025.

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