zone defense
noun
: a system of defense (as in basketball or football) in which each player guards an assigned area rather than a specified opponent
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Junior guard Lindsay Biddle had a game-high 12 points as the Broncos constantly applied pressure to the Monache zone defense.
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
East is playing a collapsing zone defense to try and slow down Betts but the strategy is not working.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Things got a little more difficult for the Broncos once Colorado State switched to a 2-3 zone defense and invited Boise State to shoot more.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025
Autry also had the additional challenge of bucking Syracuse’s longtime zone defense.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
East is playing a collapsing zone defense to try and slow down Betts but the strategy is not working.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Things got a little more difficult for the Broncos once Colorado State switched to a 2-3 zone defense and invited Boise State to shoot more.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025
Autry also had the additional challenge of bucking Syracuse’s longtime zone defense.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Zone defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zone%20defense. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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