Definition of "hoopster" [hoop•ster]

• A basketball player (noun)

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• "The 6′5″ former NBA hoopster donned a curly wig and took his place behind a piano to play the sultry chart-topper during a sketch that aired during NBC coverage of the NFL Playoff game before the show."
• "The press office explained it all, even producing a statement from Rey Decerega, the poor hoopster who had delivered the inadvertent elbow jab."
• "A year later, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, where he earned a spot on the elite All-Service Team and became the "most valuable hoopster in the Marine Corps," the Baltimore Sun reported at the time."