Basketball Homecoming

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
A I S T
The act of enabling another player to make a good play
2.
B C K B O A
A raised vertical board with basket attached
3.
B A L H A N D
4.
B K S O T
5.
B S K E
A container that is usually woven and has handles
6.
B L O C K
The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
7.
C E N E R C I C
8.
C H A N G
9.
C O R
A room in which a lawcourt sits
10.
D E N S E
The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
11.
D O W N C U
12.
D I L I N G
13.
D U K
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
14.
E O I N G
15.
F O L L E
16.
F E E T R O
17.
G R D S
A person who keeps watch over something or someone (plural)
18.
H A L C O T
19.
J M B A L
The way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed
20.
L A U
A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket
21.
O F E N S
The team that has the ball and is trying to score
22.
P S S
A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
23.
P E I O
An amount of time
24.
P I V
The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver