Alley-___ (basketball play) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Alley-___ (basketball play) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OOP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OOP Alley-___ (basketball play) (3)
3% REF Basketball official (3) Newsday Jan 20, 2026
3% LEN Bias of basketball (3) Commuter Jan 16, 2026
3% SCOTTIE Pippen of basketball (7) Commuter Jan 15, 2026
3% IOWA Where Caitlin Clark played Division I basketball (4) New York Times Jan 14, 2026
3% ELGIN Baylor of basketball (5) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
3% ONEAL Basketball great Shaquille (5) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
3% LOBO Basketball commentator Rebecca (4) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
3% FERALCAT Feline in an alley (8) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
3% HOOPS Basketball, slangily (5) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
Alley-___ (basketball play) Crossword Clue
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In basketball, an "Alley-Oop" is an exciting play where one player lobs the ball near the basket for a teammate to jump, catch, and score in one motion. "OOP" is a shortened form commonly used in basketball contexts.