bounce pass

noun

basketball
: a pass to a teammate that is made by bouncing the ball once

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James turned the ball over for the fourth time in the fourth quarter when Alperen Sengun tipped a bounce pass away from Kennard. Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 But Minnesota turned the ball over twice in the ensuing two minutes — a Julius Randle bounce pass too low for Rudy Gobert and a Gobert dribble hand off attempt that appeared to go off his own leg — which allowed the Nuggets to rebuild the lead eventually pull away for a 116-105 victory. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026 Minutes later, Towns delivered a bounce pass off a screen for another Brunson score. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026 After soaring between two defenders to catch an inbounds pass, Hidalgo immediately flipped a bounce pass to Cassandre Prosper under the basket for a two-point lead with 22 seconds to play. Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bounce pass

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“Bounce pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20pass. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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