1950 Southwest Arizona University Basketball Team Photo with Coach Fred Enke
The page from the 1951 Official NCAA Basketball Guide features the University of Arizona men's basketball team, described as the best in the Border Conference for that year. The team is photographed in three rows. The first row includes players Blevins, Penner, Johnson, and Honeycutt, along with Reynolds, who served as the team manager. Fred Enke is identified as the head coach. In the second row, players Verbric, Larson, Johnston, Dunlap, Greene, Troutt, and Lucas are present. The third row features Crouch, Lutich, Darnall, Voorhies, and Morales. This publication highlights the competitive nature of college basketball in the early 1950s, specifically within the Border Conference, which was influential in the development of the sport during this era.