frontcourt
Near the basket
In basketball, the frontcourt is the half of the court containing the offensive basket—the area where a team tries to score.
It also refers collectively to the players who typically operate there: forwards and centers, as opposed to guards.
The team's frontcourt dominated the boards all season.
Colored coating substance
- keyLock-opening device
- postVertical structural beam
- high-postOffensive position near key
- elbowArm's middle joint
block · lane · interior · baseline · mid-range · perimeter · corner · wing
Claim low-block position
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- layupClose-range basket attempt
- alley-oopAerial pass-to-dunk play
- putbackScored rebound attempt
tip-in · slam · fadeaway · up-and-under · screen · pick-and-roll · seal · dish
Middle of anything
paint
Colored coating substance
elbow · block · lane · interior · baseline · mid-range · perimeter · corner · wing · slot
post-up
Claim low-block position
putback · tip-in · slam · fadeaway · up-and-under · screen · pick-and-roll · seal · dish · assist
center
Middle of anything
rebound
Return after deflection
rotation · switching · deny · verticality · anchor · presence · deterrent
height
Vertical extent upward
strength · physicality · muscle · vertical · athleticism · agility · bulk · frame · length · dominance
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- basketball termspoint guard, shooting guard, dribble, assist, turnover
frontcourtbackcourt
Half nearest own basket
point guard · shooting guard · perimeter · three-point line · outside