inbounds pass
noun
basketball
: a pass to start play from a player who is standing out of bounds to a player who is on the court
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First Moore stole an inbounds pass and skied for a slam dunk, giving KU a 51-45 lead with 12:18 to play.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
That meant Jalen Suggs never took the inbounds pass, never frantically dribbled just a few steps past halfcourt and never launched the shot that bounced off the backboard and through the net, breaking the heart of every Bruin.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Andrews took an inbounds pass in one corner of the backcourt and immediately had the ball slapped out of his hands and off his leg out of bounds.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Payton leaked out for a pair of buckets then Hield sank his third triple of the game on a sneaky inbounds pass up the court off a dead ball.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
That meant Jalen Suggs never took the inbounds pass, never frantically dribbled just a few steps past halfcourt and never launched the shot that bounced off the backboard and through the net, breaking the heart of every Bruin.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Andrews took an inbounds pass in one corner of the backcourt and immediately had the ball slapped out of his hands and off his leg out of bounds.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Payton leaked out for a pair of buckets then Hield sank his third triple of the game on a sneaky inbounds pass up the court off a dead ball.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Inbounds pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbounds%20pass. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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