1. air ball
2. assist (noun)
3. backboard
4. bank shot
5. basket (goal)
6. basket (score)
7. basketball (ball)
8. basketball (game)
9. box score
10. center
11. cheerleader
12. coach
13. corner
14. court (playing field)
15. defend
16. dribble (noun)
17. dribble (verb)
18. dunk (noun)
19. fast break
20. forward
21. free throw
22. half, quarter (period of play)
23. hook shot
24. jump ball
25. jump pass
26. jump shot
27. key
28. man-to-man (defense)
29. offense
30. overtime
31. pass (noun)
32. pass (verb)
33. personal foul
34. pivot (verb)
35. play (noun, as in "three-point play")
36. player
37. playoff
38. point (score)
39. point guard
40. post
41. power forward
42. press (noun)
43. rebound (noun)
44. rebound (verb)
45. referee
46. rookie
47. screen (noun)
48. screen (verb)
49. scrimmage
50. season
51. shoot
52. shooting guard
53. shot
54. team
55. technical foul
56. timeout
57. tournament
58. turnover
59. warmup
60. wing
61. zone defense
62. zone offense
63. zone press