Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 9. August 10th 1949
Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball
The team say: "Despite the absence of such familiar names of past years as Roydhouse and Haymen, page 5 this year's team, on paper at least, reads the strongest we have yet sent to Tournament. One of the club's competition, while six players from two A grade teams is leading in the the Club (four of whom will be travelling to Auckland) have been selected for the Otago rep. team."
- Jack Alabaster—ex-Southland rep., Otago rep. 1949.
- Stan Brown—NZU Blue, ex-Canterbury rep., another of the six.
- Jim McCoy—NZU Blue, ex-Otago rep.
- Graeme McKenzie—ex-Southland rep, and another sixer.
- Jack Pauling—1948 Otago Blue and Otago Blue "B" rep.
- Speed Sleuth—1947 Otago Blue; NZU "B" team 1947; Otago "B" rep. 1948.
- Jim Spiers—Otago "C rep. 1948; may be the "find" of the Tournament.
- Ross Wightman—Otago "C" rep. 1948; top scorer in the "B" grade 1948 NZU champs; yet another of the six.
- Ted Wright—One of the club's most improved players.