point guard

noun

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

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The federation’s decision met with backlash from some of France’s most notable basketball players, including four-time NBA champion and former national team point guard Tony Parker and current NBA player Nicolas Batum. — Eden Laase, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The stellar point guard has always had a knack for either finding the bottom of the net or dishing assists to her teammates to get the job done. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Simmons, 30, is uniquely gifted as a 6-foot-10, 240-pound point guard who can also play the power forward position. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Johnson, point guard Tre Donaldson and center Vlad Goldin are the Heat’s players on two-way contracts. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for point guard

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of point guard was in 1965

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“Point guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20guard. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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