hoopster
Noun
Meaning
hoopster (plural hoopsters)
(informal) A basketball player.
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Examples
He was a gifted hoopster, a full-ride dribbling machine that drove even the shortest, geekiest kids at Bishop Hayes to try out.
Balanced scoring was the story for the Saint Cloud State men’s basketball team this weekend as the Huskies went undefeated in the Radisson Hotel and Suites Hoopster Classic.
The 190-cm hoopster was also a constant presence on the national team and competed in two FIBA World Championships, in 1998 and 2006.