Below you will find example sentences with "professional basketball". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Professional Basketball in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: basketball
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.3 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "professional basketball" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a former professional basketball player from, a former professional basketball player who, player, league and college stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with basketball team, women basketball, basketball association, basketball team, women basketball and basketball association, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with professional basketball
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
As the NBL grew in popularity, the World Professional Basketball Tournament was created. (13 words)
Among them was Kevin Willis, a former professional basketball player who attended Michigan State. (14 words)
Chanan is a professional basketball player who got his start in the major leagues in Denmark. (16 words)
The four-star transfer wide receiver from Michigan State spent much of his summer playing in the King of Kings basketball league against players like Jimmy and Buddy Boeheim, Dajuan Coleman and several other former professional basketball players. (38 words)
For redirect main main infoboxcheck Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons. (38 words)
Constand, a former professional basketball player from the Toronto area, met Cosby through her job with the women’s basketball team at Temple University, where the long-married Cosby was a popular alumnus, trustee and basketball fan. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Constand, a former professional basketball player from the Toronto area, met Cosby through her job with the women’s basketball team at Temple University, where the long-married Cosby was a popular alumnus, trustee and basketball fan.
The opportunity to play college basketball only happens for four years and ends once a college basketball player hires an agent and enters the more difficult world of professional basketball.
Caputo said he knows Bishop will play basketball for a living and has the makings of a professional basketball player due to his performance in the past couple of games.
He is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Hosting the event will be Dwayne Jackson, a professional basketball player and former college player who founded Hoops on Mission, a non-profit cultural organization focused on afterschool mentoring programs and basketball from a Christian perspective.
Clark had nearly a month off from professional basketball due to the Olympics, where her omission from Team USA upset some basketball fans.
In 1969, the National Basketball Association was a relatively young professional basketball league fighting to establish itself.
Looking beyond college basketball season, the streamer also has its popular NBA League Pass add-ons, allowing you to watch all of the out-of-market games (subject to local blackouts) during the professional basketball season.
Another seasoned basketball mentor, Antowine Graham, also returns for the Blue Devils, but Ruth Sherrill, an assistant last season, is now playing professional basketball in Europe.
The four-star transfer wide receiver from Michigan State spent much of his summer playing in the King of Kings basketball league against players like Jimmy and Buddy Boeheim, Dajuan Coleman and several other former professional basketball players.
Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the NBL, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities.
By the 1950s, basketball had become a major college sport, thus paving the way for a growth of interest in professional basketball.
For redirect main main infoboxcheck Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons.
Salt Lake City was previously home to a professional basketball team, the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association (ABA), between 1970-75.
РђЮ While she is a professional football player for the Los Angeles Temptations in the Legends Football league, Kwame plays professional basketball overseas for┬аClub Atl├Еtico Goes of Montevideo, Uruguay.
There were hundreds of men's professional basketball teams in towns and cities all over the United States, and little organization of the professional game.
Among them was Kevin Willis, a former professional basketball player who attended Michigan State.
Another potential investor in American professional basketball player Andre Iguodala would bring plenty to the coffers for the Whites.
As the NBL grew in popularity, the World Professional Basketball Tournament was created.
Chanan is a professional basketball player who got his start in the major leagues in Denmark.