inbounds pass

noun

basketball
: a pass to start play from a player who is standing out of bounds to a player who is on the court

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The Crusaders, now Beacons, tossed an inbounds pass over halfcourt with a baseball style throw. Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025 The Tar Heels rifled an inbounds pass down the right side of the court to Seth Trimble, who called timeout with 2.5 seconds left to set up UNC’s pivotal final attempt. Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025 Duckett made both free throws, then stole the inbounds pass, was fouled again and hit two more with one second remaining. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025 The Hornets then committed a bad turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass to give the Heat another chance to force overtime. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inbounds pass

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“Inbounds pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbounds%20pass. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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