power forward
noun
: a basketball forward whose size and strength are used primarily in controlling play near the basket
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Senior power forward Julian Reese felt the pain of emptiness of missing the tournament 12 months ago after the Terps made it in Willard’s first season.
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Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Richard, who made the All-Tournament team, had 17 points while power forward Alex Condon had 13 and 9 to lead UF to a 39-25 advantage on the backboard and finish one shy of his eighth double-double this season.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
And so the Nuggets carried on this week in a state of constant wariness about their power forward’s health as the playoffs approach.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
The group of 80 guests was made up, in part, of a who's who of Heat royalty, including owner Micky Arison, Heat president and former coach Pat Riley, alum Alonzo Mourning and power forward Duncan Robinson.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Richard, who made the All-Tournament team, had 17 points while power forward Alex Condon had 13 and 9 to lead UF to a 39-25 advantage on the backboard and finish one shy of his eighth double-double this season.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
And so the Nuggets carried on this week in a state of constant wariness about their power forward’s health as the playoffs approach.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
The group of 80 guests was made up, in part, of a who's who of Heat royalty, including owner Micky Arison, Heat president and former coach Pat Riley, alum Alonzo Mourning and power forward Duncan Robinson.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Power forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20forward. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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