Meanings
nounpoint guard (plural point guards)
plural point guards
- ball gamesA guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.
Many current NBA coaches are former point guards.
Translations
Catalan base
- baseballhandling guard in basketball
Chinese Mandarin 控衛 /控卫, 控球後衛 /控球后卫
- 控衛 /控卫 (kòngwèi)ballhandling guard in basketball
- 控球後衛 /控球后卫 (kòngqiú hòuwèi)ballhandling guard in basketball
Finnish pelintekijä
- pelintekijäballhandling guard in basketball
French meneur
- meneurballhandling guard in basketball
German Point Guard
- Point Guardballhandling guard in basketball
Italian playmaker
- playmakerballhandling guard in basketball
Lithuanian įžaidėjas
- įžaidėjasballhandling guard in basketball
Romanian conducător
- conducătorballhandling guard in basketball
Spanish base
- baseballhandling guard in basketball
Turkish oyun kurucu
- oyun kurucuballhandling guard in basketball
Cite this entry
APA
point guard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20guard
MLA
“point guard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20guard. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “point guard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20guard.
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