hoopman

[hoop-muh n, hoo p-] /ˈhup mən, ˈhʊp-/
noun, plural hoopmen. Sports Slang.
1.
a basketball player.
Origin
1680-90 for sense “acrobat”; hoop + -man
Slang definitions & phrases for hoop-man

hoop-man

noun

A basketball player (1940s+ Basketball)