Sentences with word «midcourt»

Standing at midcourt at Power Balance Pavilion, Greene was at the center of the Sacramento basketball scene as a freshman taking a celebratory picture in 2013.

Now the tournament is without the player most likely to pull up from midcourt on an average mid-game possession.

The Magic knew this also and double - teamed him almost as soon as he crossed midcourt.

Phil Ford, 6» 2», of the Kansas City Kings, the North Carolina star who was the second player selected in the 1978 college draft, takes an outlet pass from Center Sam Lacey and barrels toward midcourt, dribbling the ball behind his back once to shake off his defender.

But seconds later, with 13:34 remaining in the first half of Loyola's game against Portland in the semifinals of the WCC tournament late Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, Gathers, a 6» 7», 210 - pound senior, collapsed near midcourt.

A few minutes before the end of a half in which Mullin and Goodwin had combined to shoot three for 15 from the floor, they had stood side by side at midcourt exchanging furtive smiles and nonsensical chatter.

The drama in the 2017 edition was tied up in three things, all non-serious: Whether a team would break the 200 - point barrier (nope), whether Russell Westbrook or Anthony Davis would break Wilt Chamberlain's ancient All - Star scoring record (it was Davis), and whether Westbrook and Kevin Durant would fight at midcourt despite being on the same team (nope).

They struggled much more on the secondary press right before midcourt.

Only a month before, he collapsed at midcourt after his club team, Kingston, from outside London, lost badly to underdog Mechelen of Belgium.

Thunder: Westbrook brought F Nick Collison out to midcourt with him before the game.

Jan 04,2016... The lone scoreboard in Seattle's KeyArena looms high above midcourt, a quirk that created identical...

Coach Ray Mears, who favors a very deliberate style, was supposed to be worried about the new rule designed to cut down on holding the ball for more than five seconds in the area from midcourt to just above the foul circle.

«The illegal - defense rules are key, but we also need to look at the 24 - second clock, how many seconds it takes to cross midcourt, the three - point line, the width of the lane, everything.»

He had recovered a loose ball near midcourt and, without looking, flipped it over his shoulder to Daye, who took it down and jammed.

During the Heat's first home game after the shooting, on Feb. 24 against the Memphis Grizzlies, players from both teams held a Stoneman Douglas banner at midcourt, with Wade addressing the crowd.

He was the first radio announcer to paint a picture of the basketball court for listeners, creating a sports terminology that is now familiar: the key, the lane, the midcourt stripe, the elbow, the top of the circle....

With eight seconds remaining Davidson won a tip - off at midcourt, but Teague missed a desperation jump shot at the buzzer.

That gave the Irish just enough time to get the inbounds pass to LaPhonso Ellis at midcourt.

Patrick Ewing seems to be outfitted for rollerball as his long, no - nonsense strides carry him toward the midcourt circle at Madison Square Garden.

And when Georgetown guard David Edwards streaked from midcourt, leaned into North Carolina's big forward, George Lynch, took the ball to the hoop, scored and drew the foul:

At midcourt he dribbled out the clock, slamming down the ball at the buzzer, which set off an explosion of fireworks and a soft, bright storm of confetti in all the colors of the rainbow.

On UAPB's final possession, Martaveous McKnight took an inbounds pass at midcourt but his contested last - second heave bounced off the front of the rim.

He eluded one defender with a reverse dribble and took the ball behind his back at midcourt to get by two more.

«The Nets outlet to midcourt, run off of rebounds and baskets and get their big men on the break,» marveled Buck swingman Junior Bridgeman.

During the ensuing confusion — it appeared that Iowa's Roy Marble may have been fouled as well — Horton went to midcourt to hide behind teammate B.J. Armstrong while Marble asked the officials for the ball at the free throw line.

At halftime of the Lobos» game against Brigham Young at The Pit in Albuquerque, the elder Longley was asked to take a midcourt shot for a charity promotion.

Dueling turnovers led to a wild play and a scramble, then faced with Notre Dame potentially having a breakaway layup to win the championship in the final seconds Teaira Mccowan had no choice but to foul at midcourt.

The Bruins followed it up with a 15 - 10 win in the fifth set, capped by a midcourt kill from Kenison.

At age eight Bill tries basketball, makes his first hoop on his very first shot — a heave from midcourt — and soon he is really playing.

Senior guard Junior Ballard found himself with the ball closer to midcourt than the hoop when teammate Michael Pearson (pictured at top of the story) saw the shot clock and yelled at his teammate to take a shot.

I think every one should have one as their midcourt logo for basketball and should somehow incorporate it into their football uniforms or field designs.

Players from both teams held a Stoneman Douglas banner at midcourt, with Wade addressing the crowd.