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In basketball, a block or blocked shot occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a field goal attempt from an offensive player to prevent a score. The defender is not allowed to make contact with the offensive player's hand (unless the defender is also in contact with the ball) or a foul is called.
The highest single game block total by one player in NCAA Division I men's basketball history is 16, set by Mickell Gladness of Alabama A&M on February 24, 2007 against Texas Southern. [3] [4] Although Gladness holds the single-game record, it is Jarvis Varnado of Mississippi State who claims the all-time career blocked shots record (564). [5]
References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...
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In basketball, a blocked shot occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal attempt without committing a foul. [1] The National Basketball Association's (NBA) block title is awarded to the player with the highest blocks per game average in a given season.
Victor Wembanyama has his second triple-double — and his first with blocks. The San Antonio rookie blocked a shot by Toronto's Gradey Dick with 6:32 left in the fourth quarter on Monday night ...
Purdue Fort Wayne’s Rasheed Bello (0) blocks a shot from Southern Indiana’s Jack Campion (5) with his size 12 shoe as the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles play the Purdue Fort ...
This is a complete list of National Basketball Association players who have blocked 10 or more shots in a game. 44 players have blocked 10 or more shots in a game. It has occurred 160 times (including the playoffs) in NBA history. Mark Eaton accomplished the feat more times than anyone else in league history (19), followed by Manute Bol (18).