point guard

noun

: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense

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That 2026 class includes Chaminade point guard Jasen Lopez; 6-8 Calvary Christian forward Collin Paul; and 6-11, 330-pound center/potential game-changer Marcis Ponder. Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025 Wilson and Aces point guard Chelsea Gray sneaked into an empty room after the game and cried in each other’s arms. Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025 Star point guard Kyrie Irving has not yet appeared in a game for the Mavs this season since tearing his ACL in March. Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 The 31-year-old point guard formally entered the plea during his arraignment in Brooklyn federal court Monday. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for point guard

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of point guard was in 1969

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“Point guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20guard. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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