Basketball is a handball game usually played by two teams of five players on the court. This lesson shows you some basketball terms to help you expand your English vocabulary.
Basketball Terms in English
Here is a list of Sports Vocabulary for Basketball You Should Know…
1. Assist
2. Backboard
3. Basket
4. Block
5. Bounce
6. Bounce pass
7. Chest pass
8. Draft
9. Dribble
10. Drive
11. Exceed
12. Foul
13. Free throw
14. Game clock
15. Guarding
16. Hoop
17. Jump shot
18. Jump ball
19. Lay-up
20. MVP (Most Valuable Player)
21. No-look pass
22. Overhead pass
23. Open man
24. Overtime
25. Personal foul
26. Possession
27. Press
28. Pushing foul
29. Referee
30. Rebound
31. Set shot
32. Slam dunk
33. Snatch
34. Substitutes
35. Technical foul
36. Three-point line
37. Time-out
38. Turnover
39. Zone defense
40. Double-dribbling
41. Shoot
42. Shot clock
43. Traveling
44. Violation
45. Foul line
46. Rim
47. Hook shot
48. Jersey
49. Shoes
50. Baseline
51. Point guard
52. Center
53. Players
54. Uniform
55. Coach
56. Team
57. Court
58. Net
59. Half-court line
60. Score
61. Foul shot