Basketball terms in Italian

The list of Italian translations of basketball terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.

A

• alley-oop • Alley-oop
• assist • assist

B

• basketball • pallacanestro

C

• center • centro

D

• Double-double • Doppia doppia

E

• extra period • tempi supplementari

F

• field goal • tiro
• free throw • Tiro libero

P

• point guard • playmaker
• power forward • ala grande

R

• rebound • rimbalzo

S

• shooting guard • guardia tiratrice
• slam dunk • Schiacciata
• small forward • ala piccola

T

• tap • stoppata
• three-point field goal • tiro da tre punti
• travel • Infrazione di passi
• triple-double • tripla doppia

U

• unsportsmanlike foul • Flagrant

Z

• zone defense • difesa a zona