Basketball Terms

5. A poor shot that bounces hard off the rim or backboard
7. when a player dribbles the ball with both hands or when a player dribbles, stops dribbling, and then begins to dribble again
8. the two basketball players on the team that are responsible for rebounding and scoring close up to the basket
12. Two opposing basketball players jump for a basketball an official tosses above and between them.
13. A play in which an offensive player is fouled in the act of shooting, makes the shot, and is awarded one free throw
16. When a player shoots the ball and it bounces off the backboard and into the hoop
17. In this pass, the basketball bounces about two-thirds of the way from the passer to the receiver
18. A pass high above the basketball rim that allows a player to catch and slam dunk or drop in the ball in one motion
19. A made basket where the ball avoids the rim and touches nothing but the net
20. an offensive foul which occurs when an offensive basketball player runs into a defender who has established position
22. when the ball handler takes too many steps without dribbling; also called walking
25. when a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into it
26. The painted area that makes up the free throw lane. Also referred to as the paint
27. contact between basketball players that may result in injury or provide one team with an unfair advantage

1. An offensive action where a team attempts to advance the ball and score as quickly as possible
2. when the offensive basketball player stands between a teammate and a defender to give his teammate the chance to take an open shot.
3. when the basketball enters the basket from above during play; worth 2 points, or 3 points
4. the line 15' from the backboard and parallel to the end line from which players shoot free-throws
6. A basketball shot that misses everything
9. when the offense loses possession of the ball
10. the two basketball players who usually handle setting up plays and passing to teammates closer to the basket
11. the team with possession of the basketball trying to score
14. the act of bouncing the basketball continuously to advance the ball
15. a clock that limits the time a team with the basketball has to shoot it to a given amount of time.
17. The rectangular piece of wood or fiberglass the rim is attached to
21. A pass to another basketball player that leads directly to a made basket
23. when a basketball player grabs a ball that is coming off the rim or backboard after a shot attempt
24. a close up shot taken after dribbling to the basket