Earl Barton Gardner Jr. (September 18, 1923 – October 15, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'3" (1.90 m) forward from DePauw University, Gardner played one season which started as the BAA and ended as the NBA (1948–49) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers.

He averaged 1.8 points per game and was on the first team to win the NBA World Championship title.

He attended Wabash College for a while, and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he became an Ensign assigned to the USS Cassin.

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1920s is a stub.