Weldon Kern

Weldon Kern (April 30, 1923 – April 21, 2014) was an American basketball player. He won two national championships at Oklahoma A&M University and was later an early professional in the Professional Basketball League of America.

Weldon Kern

Personal information
Born	(1923-04-30)April 30, 1923 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	April 21, 2014(2014-04-21) (aged 90) Shawnee, Kansas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High school	Lawton (Lawton, Oklahoma)
College	Cameron (1942–1944) Oklahoma State (1944–1946)
Position	Guard
Number	7
Career history
1947	Oklahoma City Drillers
Career highlights
2× NCAA champion (1945, 1946) First-team All-MVC (1946)

Kern, a 5'10 guard from Lawton, Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma A&M from 1944–46, winning championships as a starting forward for the Aggies in both 1945 and 1946 with future Hall of Fame teammate Bob Kurland.^[1] Kern was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference in 1946, in a year when all five Aggie starters composed the all-conference first team.^[2]

Following the completion of his collegiate career, Kern signed with the Oklahoma City Drillers in the Professional Basketball League of America, a short-lived predecessor to the National Basketball Association.^[3]

Kern died on April 21, 2014, at the age of 90.^[4]