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.

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.

[1] 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.