Glossary of Basketball Terms

0-92-for-1
3-and-D
3 seconds rule

AAAU
Air ball
Alley-Oop
And one
Assist

BBackcourt/Backcourt violation
Backdoor
Bank shot
Baseline
BEEF
Behind-the-back
Board
Bonus
Bounce pass
Brick
Buzzer beater

CCharge
Cherry picker
Combo Guard
Crossover dribble

DDagger (dager shot)
Defensive Three Seconds
Dime
Double-double
Drive-N-Kick
Dunk
Dribble-Drive

EEjection
Elbow
Euroleague
Euro-step

FFadeaway
FIBA
Finger roll
Flagrant Foul
Floater
Flopping
Foul
Fouled Out
Four-point play
Free-throw

GGoal-tending
Granny shot

HHalf-court defense
Half-court offense
Half-spin dribble
Hesitation Dribble
Hook-shot

IInside-Out dribble
Islation, "iso"

JJab-step
Jump-stop

LLarry O'Brien Trophy
Layup

MMid-range
Mikan Drill
Motion Offense

NNBA
No-look pass

OOffensive Foul
Outlet
Over-and-back

PPaint
Pick-N-Pop
Pick-N-Roll
Posting Up
PPG
Princeton-Offense
Pull-up Jumpshot
Pump-fake
Putback

QQuadruple-double

RRebound
Run-N-Gun Offense

SScreen
Shot-clock
Sixth Man
Step-back Jumpshot
Stretch four/five
Stripe
Swingman
Swish

TTechnical Foul
Three-in-the key
Three-pointer, "trey"
Three-point-play
Transition defense
Triangle Offense
Triple Threat Position

UUp-and-Under

VV-cut

WWedgie
WNBA

ZZone-Defense