one-and-one

See also: one and one

English

Noun

one-and-one (plural one-and-ones)

1. (basketball) A double foul shot, where the first shot must succeed in order to get the second shot.
   • 2009, Brandon Lang, Stanley Cohen, Beating the Odds: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Sports Handicapper, →ISBN:

     State begins fouling and UCLA misses a couple of front-end free throws on one-and-ones.

   • 2011, Clyde Drexler, Kerry Eggers, Jim Nantz, Clyde the Glide: My Life in Basketball, →ISBN, page 99:

     Twice we got fouled and missed the front end of one-and-ones that could have pretty much cinched it for us.

   • 2015, David Borges, Rebound!: The Incredible Story of UConn Basketball's Comeback from Defeat to Dominance, →ISBN:

     UConn had chances to increase its lead, but Ryan Boatright and Terrence Samuel each missed the front ends of one-and-ones, giving Terp star Dez Wells two chances to give Maryland its first lead of the game in the final 13 seconds.

2. (sports) A contract in which the player signs on for one year with an option to stay for a second year.
   • 2016 June 6, Jake Whitacre, “Why a one-and-one contract wouldn't work for Kevin Durant in Washington”, in SB Nation:

     If Durant signed a one-and-one and then signed a five-year max next summer, he'd make over $235 million over the next six years. If he signed a one-and-one and then signed a four-year max using those Non-Bird Rights, he'd make a little over $168 million over the next five years.

   • 2016 May 31, “Which teams have the best odds to sign Kevin Durant?”, in Comcast SportsNet Chicago:

     For financial and competitive reasons, Durant’s best move is to stay in Oklahoma City. With the cap jumping $20 million this summer and another $15 million in 2017, Durant can make an extra $40 million by signing a one-and-one contract with the Thunder in July, then opt out and sign a long-term deal in 2017.

   • 2015 March 23, Neal Jones, “Has 'one-and-done' recruiting hurt Kansas basketball?,”, in KCTV Kansas City:

     Is it possible to have a few one-and-one guys while building the majority of the roster around guys who want to be at Kansas for longer than just one year?