frontcourt

noun

front·court ˈfrənt-ˈkȯrt

: a basketball team's offensive half of the court

: the positions of the forwards and center on a basketball team

also : the forwards and center themselves

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Evan Mobley, Allen’s frontcourt mate who was nearly as good with 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, drained a 10-footer with 1:07 left after the foul on Mitchell was overturned. —

Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Orlando’s Franz Wagner, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, Philadelphia’s Paul George and Cleveland’s Evan Mobley make up the rest of the top-10 vote-getters for East frontcourt players. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025 Five starters — three frontcourt players and two guards — are selected from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. —

Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 On Thursday, Banchero (484K votes) was fourth among East frontcourt players in the first fan returns for the 2025 NBA All-Star game despite just five appearances this season. —

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for frontcourt