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Kyle Hosford
Kyle Martin Hosford (born 27 June 1989) is an Irish basketball player. He represented the Irish national team between 2015 and 2022. Irish League career Between 2008 and 2012, Hosford played for UCC Demons in the Irish Super League. After a season with Demons' Division One team in 2012–13, he returned to the Super League team for the 2013–14 season. During the 2015–16 season, he competed for Hibernia in the FIBA Europe Cup. After UCC Demons withdrew from the Super League in 2019, he joined Neptune for the 2019–20 season. For the 2021–22 season, he re-joined UCC Demons for their return season in the National League Division One. National team career Hosford represented the Irish national team at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. He served as vice-captain of the Irish team that won the 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries The 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 17th edition of this tournament, hosted in D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Above all, the point guard must understand and accept their coach's game plan; in this way, the position can be compared to a quarterback in American football. They must also be able to adapt to what the defense is allowing and must control the pace of the game. A point guard specializes in certain skills, like other player positions in basketball. Their primary job is to facilitate scoring opportunities for their team, or sometimes for themselves. Lee Rose (basketball), Lee Rose has described a point guard as a coach on the floor, who can handle and distribute the ball to teammates. This typically involves setting up plays on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
