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unusual facts about shooting guard



Omar El Turk

1.86 m (6 feet 1 inch) shooting guard, he signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League and has competed with the team for the last five seasons, helping the team become one of the strongest Lebanese sides.

Sunday Salvacion

Sunday Salvacion (born December 17, 1978, in Tago, Surigao del Sur) is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) who plays for the Meralco Bolts in the small forward and shooting guard positions.


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1974 NBA Finals

With Ron Williams unable to handle the Celtic press and shooting guard Jon McGlocklin nursing a sprained ankle, Bucks coach Larry Costello turned to little-used forward Mickey Davis for help in the backcourt.

1981 NBA Finals

Following the 1981 season, the Celtics drafted Danny Ainge of BYU, who became the team's starting shooting guard after a brief career in baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays.

2008–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Vanderbilt lost three starters from the previous year's team—2008 SEC-player of the year swingman Shan Foster (20.3 ppg), shooting guard Alex (Red) Gordon (10.8 ppg) and power forward Ross Neltner (8.3 ppg) – and returned two starters—sophomore center A.J. Ogilvy and junior point guard Jermaine Beal.

Combo guard

Some players, for example Tyreke Evans, Greivis Vasquez, James Harden, Kobe Bryant and Rodney Stuckey, have the requisite size for a shooting guard (around 6'5" or 6'6"), but due to their above-average passing and playmaking ability, are used as combo guards.

Giedrius

Giedrius Gustas (born 1980), Lithuanian basketball point guard and shooting guard

Phil Heath

Phil Heath grew up in Seattle, Washington, and attended Rainier Beach High School, where he played shooting guard on the varsity basketball team.