Shooting guard

The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,^[1] is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense.^[1] Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards.^[2] A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman.^[3] In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) and 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m).

^ ^a ^b Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7". BBC Sports academy. URL last accessed 2006-09-09.
^ Greg Haefner (October 18, 2008). "NBA Analysis: The Rise of the "Hybrid" Player". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
^ "Basketball Swingman". Rookie Road. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

[BBC_Sport-1] Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7". BBC Sports academy. URL last accessed 2006-09-09.

[2] Greg Haefner (October 18, 2008). "NBA Analysis: The Rise of the "Hybrid" Player". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

[3] "Basketball Swingman". Rookie Road. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

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