On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Backcourt. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Backcourt meaning
- A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
- A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
- The area farthest from the opponent's goal around the nine-metre line, where a team's defensive centre players are located.
Using Backcourt
- The main meaning on this page is: A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building. | A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area. | The area farthest from the opponent's goal around the nine-metre line, where a team's defensive centre players are located.
- In the example corpus, backcourt often appears in combinations such as: the backcourt, backcourt and, backcourt duo.
Context around Backcourt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backcourt
- In this selection, "backcourt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, best, crowded, same, featuring, options and hollinger stand out and add context to how "backcourt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a crowded backcourt with brogdon and abundance of backcourt options. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backcourt" sits close to words such as abrogation, airman and algonquin, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backcourt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Boston has a crowded backcourt with Brogdon, Marcus Smart and Derrick White. (12 words)
Palaschak said his team’s strengths should be ball control and backcourt play. (13 words)
But look for Pitino to frequently play small with three guards given the abundance of backcourt options. (17 words)
On paper, Canada, which is still coached by ex-Raptor Nick Nurse, should be the favourite to land that second spot behind the powerhouse U.S. A backcourt pairing of Murray and all-star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could be the best in the world. (44 words)
The talent is there with Terrence Shannon Jr. to lead the backcourt and the progression of versatile big man is a winner as well and has been to the places the Illini want to go, having won a national title two years ago. (43 words)
Grier continued to ball hawk in the backcourt, and the freshman scored 7, Weaver nailed is second 3-pointer, Carter Lee contributed 3, and Boyd banked in a 10 foot jump shot inside the paint. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Arkansas, which has lost four of its last five games, is led by a backcourt featuring Nick Smith Jr., Ricky Council and Anthony Black.
Boston has a crowded backcourt with Brogdon, Marcus Smart and Derrick White.
But if they bring back the same backcourt, it seems likely they would explore a trade with Prtichard this summer to do right by him in his career as he seeks a second contract.
But look for Pitino to frequently play small with three guards given the abundance of backcourt options.
But Utah is another team that, like Atlanta, was definitely looking at adding depth and talent in the backcourt,” Hollinger writes.
Fox is another Klutch client, and LaVine reportedly likes the idea of pairing with Fox in the Kings backcourt.
Gio St. Onge highlights what could be the best backcourt in Maine, alongside Sammy Ziamana and Leo McNabb.
Grier continued to ball hawk in the backcourt, and the freshman scored 7, Weaver nailed is second 3-pointer, Carter Lee contributed 3, and Boyd banked in a 10 foot jump shot inside the paint.
His backcourt team in Buie tallied nine points in the first 20 minutes, though on a modest 4-of-8 from the field.
Joining Burnett and Griffen with solid a performance in the backcourt was Mark Sears, who scored 13 points on 3-for-8 shooting, with all three makes from the field coming from three-point land.
Led by one of the Big Ten's best backcourt combos in Buie and Chase Audige, who's averaging 14.5 points, Collins thought the team had a chance to be better than outsiders expected.
On a hustle play that nearly produced a turnover, Bishop dribbled from the backcourt to the rim to cap a 9-0 run for Texas ahead of the under-12 timeout.
On Nov. 21, Tynes was named the America East Player of the Week while his backcourt teammate Jaden Clayton, a freshman, won Rookie of the Week.
On paper, Canada, which is still coached by ex-Raptor Nick Nurse, should be the favourite to land that second spot behind the powerhouse U.S. A backcourt pairing of Murray and all-star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could be the best in the world.
Palaschak said his team’s strengths should be ball control and backcourt play.
Perhaps, HS Prannoy reckoned he had done enough of the fighting back when he reached 19-14 in the decider after hammering down two successive power-smashes from the backcourt.
The talent is there with Terrence Shannon Jr. to lead the backcourt and the progression of versatile big man is a winner as well and has been to the places the Illini want to go, having won a national title two years ago.
The Wolves get Tyler Herro, who profiles as an interesting offensive partner for Edwards in the backcourt.
When it did, Texas’ own stable of experienced backcourt talent was simply not up to the moment.
When the backcourt gets beat on the perimeter, and the ball handler dashes towards the cup, Mobley’s help defense often sends a pass back out if a cutter isn’t trailing the rock.
Common combinations with backcourt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: