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Word: hoopster (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Like the mythical playground hoopster in the Reebok commercial, Steve Meyer is accustomed to shouts of "layup" when he shoots from 15 feet...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Laxmen to Face Big Red in Ivy Opener | 3/18/1989 | See Source »

Adkins wasn't the only hoopster with a great shot last night, as Cibotti went a perfect six-for-six from the floor to tie Hayes for team-high scoring honors with 14 points...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Tigers Soar, Cagers Fall | 2/14/1987 | See Source »

...mention old Frank Capra movies. The coach is a Knight-errant, a good man with a blemish on his record that only redemptive labors can expunge. The players are few in number and woefully lacking in any natural gift for the game. Worse, Hickory's only talented hoopster has quit the squad, and the townsfolk do not care for Norman's outsider independence. All the Huskers have going for them is that they are undermutts representing a very small, very poor town. But as every moviegoer knows, that is a guarantee that in the end, they are going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Knight-Errant Hoosiers | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

Sophomore Sarah Duncan, with 10 points, was the only other hoopster in double figures. The Chicago native, who pulled down 146 rebounds in her freshman campaign, also grabbed five boards last night...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Women Cagers Smite Smithies | 12/3/1986 | See Source »

...other half of Harvard softball's first-ever sister combination is third sacker Lisa Rowning, the only non-hoopster in the infield. Rowning leads all Crimson starters with just one strikeout in 59 at-bats, and is tied with Hayes for the team lead in doubles with three...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Tigers Tremble and Bruins Beware | 4/26/1986 | See Source »

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