American English pronunciation
How to pronounce basketball
IPA transcription: ['bæskət,bɔl]
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Noun
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a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
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an inflated ball used in playing basketball
Usage examples
- A boy standing and watching a group of people on a basketball court.
- His grandson Michael Loomis currently plays basketball at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Ore.
- The basketball bounced off his shield of titanium.
- His father Herb was a professional basketball player who competed in Finland.
- It is home to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs basketball team.
- He played one season as a guard in the National Basketball Association.
- During a Press League game, the high school basketball coach saw him play.
- Among the sports on offer are rugby union, football, basketball, netball and rowing.
- He is currently the head men's basketball coach at the University of Portland.
- Stockton was previously an assistant coach for the Montana State University women's basketball team.