1.籃球運動:basketball;cage;hoops
2.中國籃球聯賽:CBA(Chinese Basketball Association)
3.中國大學生籃球聯賽:CUBA (Chinese University Basketball Association)
4.美國籃球聯賽:NBA(National Basketball Association)
5.東部聯盟:Eastern Conference
6.西部聯盟:Western Conference
7.常規賽:regular season
8.季后賽:playoffs; postseason games
9.小籃球運動:biddy basketball; minibasketball
人員
10.籃球運動員:basketballer;basketball player; cager; cagerette(女);hoopster
11.籃球隊:basketball team;five;quintet
12.“夢之隊”:Dream Team
13.最有價值的球員:most valuable player(MVP)
14.后衛:guard; backcourt man
15.組織后衛:point guard; 1 guard
16.攻擊后衛:shooting guard; 2 guard
17.組織進攻的后衛:offensive guard
18.前鋒:forward;cornerman;advanced guard
19.中鋒:center; 5 player
20.內中鋒;內策應隊員:inside[low; deep] post
21.內線隊員:inside man
22.外中鋒外策應隊員:outside [high]post
23.固定中鋒:set post
24.邊鋒:wing(er)
25.左前鋒:left forward
26.右前鋒:right forward
27.小前鋒:small forward; 3 player
28.大前鋒:power forward; big man; 4 player
29.靠邊線的隊員:wingman
30.靠底線的隊員:baseman
31.有球隊員:player with the ball
32.無球隊員:player without the ball; no ball man
33.第六人;頭號替補:sixth man
34.跟蹤對方主力的隊員:chaser
35.能打不同位置的隊員:swingman
36.光顧自己多投籃的隊員:gunner; chucker; pump
37.特別高大的隊員:giant; giantess(女)
38.新秀:rookie
39.選秀:draft
40.獲選新秀:draft pick
41.狀元秀:pick No. 1
42.主裁判:referee;chief official
43.副裁判:umpire
44.前場裁判員:lead official
45.后場裁判員:trail official
46.計時員和記錄員:table officials