Word info

half court

Noun

Meaning

half court (uncountable)

A game of basketball played on half of the court. Generally, a player or team has to dribble the ball to the half-court line in order to get the chance to score points.

half-court (uncountable)

Alternative form of half court

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

half-court

Examples

And their half court defense is as good as I've seen in quite some time from a high school team.” Source: Internet

Each team traded free throws to keep it at a three-point game and Malin nailed a miraculous shot from just past half-court to tie the game at 47 and send it into overtime. Source: Internet

Bubba Parham’s heave from just beyond half court hit high off the backboard for Georgia Tech as the final buzzer sounded. Source: Internet

He’ll double at half-court in one game, blitz every pick and roll in another and drop the big man nearly every time in the next. Source: Internet

Curry’s impossibility has always been about more than 3-point shooting — it’s the fact that opposing defenses have to guard him from the half-court line all the way to the rim. Source: Internet

By TOM KING Staff Writer DURHAM – The ball was bouncing around at half court and belonged to anyone. Source: Internet

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