Definition

1. Noun:
   • A team that plays basketball: A group of players who are organized to compete in the game of basketball.

Usage

• The term "basketball team" refers to the collective unit that participates in basketball games. It is used to identify a specific sports organization, whether professional, collegiate, school-based, or amateur.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The university's basketball team won the national championship.
  • She tried out for the varsity basketball team.
  • Managing a professional basketball team requires significant resources.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on a basketball team": to be a member of a basketball team.
  • He has been on the same basketball team for three seasons.
• "to coach a basketball team": to be the person responsible for training and directing a basketball team.
  • She was hired to coach the women's basketball team.

Variants and Related Words

• Team (n): A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport.
  • The team practiced every afternoon.
• Squad (n): Often used interchangeably with "team," especially in sports contexts.
  • The starting squad for the basketball team was announced.

Synonyms

• Five: Informal term referring to the five players on the court for a basketball team.
• Ball club: A general, informal term for a sports team, sometimes applied to basketball.

Related Phrases

• Starting five: The five players who begin the game for a basketball team.
  • The coach changed the starting five for tonight's game.
• Bench players: The players on a basketball team who are not among the starting five.
  • The bench players provided crucial energy in the second half.

Noun

1. a team that plays basketball