Basketball Glossary for All Basketball Related Terms

Basketball Glossary for All Basketball Related Terms


0-9:

•     24 second violation: Inability of a team to shoot and hit the rim before the shot clock expires.

A:

•     Air ball: A shot that misses the backboard & rim of the basket.
•     Alley-oop: A pass where the receiving player catches the ball in the air and shoots the ball without touching the ground.
•     And one: This is when a player gets fouled while in the act of shooting but still scores the basket. He then gets the opportunity to make it a three-point play by getting one free throw attempt.  Originates from the referee call “X team gets the bucket and one free throw.”
•     Assist: A player earns an assist when his pass leads directly to a basket by a teammate.

Terms Related to Defense in Basketball

Terms Related to Defense in Basketball | Basketball Glossary for Defense
 
Advance step
A step in which the defender's lead foot steps toward their man and the back foot slides forward.

Blocked shot:
 When the defence deflects or stops a shot attempt with their hand while the ball is still on its upward flight.
 
Box-and-one
A combination defense in which four defenders play zone in a box formation and the fifth defender guards one player man-to-man.

Terms Related to Shooting in Basketball

Basketball Terms Related to Shooting | Basketball Glossary for Shooting/Scoring

Baby Hook
The baby hook in basketball shooting branches off from the evolution of the classical sky hook.  This basketball shooting form resembles the skyhook in that it still relies on your shoulders to separate the basketball from the defender.  It differs from the skyhook mainly because you are now using your wrist instead of your arm in terms of shooting the basketball towards the hoop.

Terms Related to Passing in Basketball

Basketball Terms Related to Passing | Basketball Glossary of Passing

Alley Oop
An offensive play in which a player throws the ball up near the basket to a teammate (or, more rarely, to himself) who jumps, catches the ball in mid air and immediately scores a basket, usually with a slam dunk.