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Nationality
  
American

Playing career
  
1949–1952

Weight
  
91 kg

Listed height
  
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Name
  
Vern Gardner

Listed weight
  
200 lb (91 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Position
  
Center, Power forward

College
  
Utah (1945–1949)

Height
  
1.96 m


Vern Gardner Vern Gardner set to be inducted to Pac12 mens basketball hall of

Born
  
May 14, 1925Afton, Wyoming (
1925-05-14
)

High school
  
Star Valley (Afton, Wyoming)

Died
  
August 26, 1987, Ogden, Utah, United States

NBA draft
  
1949, Golden State Warriors (Round: 1 / Pick: 5)

Vern B. Gardner (May 14, 1925 – August 26, 1987) was an American basketball player. He was a two-time consensus All-American at the University of Utah and played three seasons with the Philadelphia Warriors.

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Vern Gardner was a 6'5 forward/center who played at Star Valley High School in Afton, Wyoming and played collegiately at the University of Utah, where he was a second team consensus All-American in 1947 and 1949. Gardner led the Utes to the NIT championship in 1947, at a time where this tournament was considered as prestigious as the NCAA Tournament is today. Gardner was named tournament MVP. His number 33 was retired by the University of Utah.

After the completion of his college career, Gardner was selected in the first round of the 1949 BAA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. Gardner played three seasons for the Warriors, averaging 8.9 points per game over his career.

Following his retirement from the BAA, Gardner became a high school coach and teacher, first at his alma mater Star Valley High, then at Bonneville High School in Ogden, Utah. Gardner died of a stroke on August 26, 1987.

References

Vern Gardner Wikipedia


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