shot clock
noun
: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required
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Three seasons after winning a national championship with a four-out approach, Kansas ran it back a second straight season with three core pieces who ought only to be shooting from deep if the shot clock is nearing zero.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
The Huskies’ deficit grew to six before their third made 3-pointer, when Ball just beat the shot clock buzzer on an out of bounds play with four minutes to go.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
There is also a 40-second shot clock that starts once a player puts their ball down on the ground.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The Tigers’ penultimate possession drained the shot clock down to near zero and ended with a heave by Bates that found only iron.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
The Huskies’ deficit grew to six before their third made 3-pointer, when Ball just beat the shot clock buzzer on an out of bounds play with four minutes to go.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
There is also a 40-second shot clock that starts once a player puts their ball down on the ground.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The Tigers’ penultimate possession drained the shot clock down to near zero and ended with a heave by Bates that found only iron.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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