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81air ball — noun Date: 1981 a missed shot in basketball that fails to touch the rim and backboard …
82bank shot — noun Date: 1897 1. a shot in billiards and pool in which a player banks the cue ball or the object ball 2. a shot in basketball played to rebound from the backboard into the basket …
83free throw lane — noun Date: circa 1929 a 12 or 16 foot wide lane on a basketball court that extends from underneath the goal to a line 15 feet in front of the backboard and that players may not enter during a free throw …
84layup — noun Date: 1925 1. the action of laying up or the condition of being laid up 2. a shot in basketball made from near the basket usually by playing the ball off the backboard …
85bank — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bakki bank; akin to Old English benc bench more at bench Date: 13th century 1. a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: as a. a piled up mass …
86board — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bord piece of sawed lumber, border, ship s side, from Old English; akin to Old High German bort ship s side Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete border, edge 2. the side of a ship 3. a. a piece of sawed lumber… …
87glass — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English glas, from Old English glæs; akin to Old English geolu yellow more at yellow Date: before 12th century 1. any of various amorphous materials formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity… …
88play — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen Date: before 12th century 1. a. swordplay b. archaic game, sport c. the conduct, course, or action of a game …
89Craps — Example of playing dice used in craps Craps is a dice game in which players place wagers on the outcome of the roll, or a series of rolls, of a pair of dice. Players may wager money against each other (street craps, also known as shooting dice or …
90James Naismith — James A. Naismith Naismith circa 1900 Sport(s) College basketball Current position Title Head coach; Athletic Director Team …
