Reherman continues strong career at SWOSU
SWOSU’S Nate Reherman goes up for a bucket during a recent contest. Reherman is a Weatherford High School product who played many games against Kingfisher, but his parents were both KHS grads and his grandparents, John and Marsha Reherman, reside here a
( Editor’s note: Nate Reherman was a huge part of Weatherford’s emergence as a Class 4A boys basketball contender before graduating in 2024. In doing so, he had many clashes against Kingfisher along the way… and had local ties while doing so. His father Blake Reherman and mother Audra (Freebern) Ramirez are KHS grads. His grandparents, John and Marsha Reherman, live here as well and often had another grandson, Drake Friesen, suited up for the Jackets against Reherman and the Eagles. Reherman is now a member of the Southwestern Oklahoma State men’s basketball team. Following is a featured story from the Weatherford Daily News.)
By David Topolewski Weatherford Daily News
Nate Reherman can look back on his playing days in a Weatherford Eagles’ uniform and see plenty of success.
The wins. The banners. The state tournament trips to Oklahoma City. The photos that still hang at Weatherford high school.
They are all reminders of what those teams he played on accomplished together.
Reherman was a 3-year starter and 4-year letterman for Weatherford from 2020–24, a steady presence during what has become – and continues to be – a dominant stretch for Weatherford basketball.
The Eagles went 28-2 in both his junior and senior seasons, reaching the OSSAA Class 4A state finals in back-to-back years. Each time, Weatherford fell just short against Douglass — a 48-44 loss in the 2023 title game and a 72-69 defeat the following season.
Before that, Reherman helped guide Weatherford to the state semifinals as a sophomore in 2022, making three state tournament appearances in four seasons.
Individually, the accolades followed.
Reherman was named the Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year as both a junior and senior and earned recognition as a member of the 2024 Oklahoma Coaches Association Alleffort State team.But while the hardware matters, respect carries more weight — and Reherman earned plenty of it from his former Weatherford coach.
“He was a tenacious defender and leader for us during his career,” Weatherford head coach Derrick Bull said. “He will be remembered forever in our program as an ultimate competitor and selfless leader that the whole team rallied around.”
Effort driven and a defensive menace, Reherman also showed offensive prowess, dropping 33 points against Tulsa Kipp his senior season during the Weatherford Classic.
Bull said “his offensive game really developed later in his career,” which the coach believes led to his opportunity beyond high school. That next level is playing for the hometown Southwestern Oklahoma State men’s basketball team. Now a sophomore forward at SWOSU, the 6-foot-6, 205-pound Reherman has begun carving out his role in the college ranks, where the margin for error is smaller and the pace is relentless.
“It’s a whole different level,” Reherman said. “Every one in college was probably the best athlete on their high school team and the speed is a lot faster given how much more athletic the average college player is compared to high school.”
The foundation of his abilities to keep pace are a direct result from his time as a Weatherford Eagle.
“I loved every minute of it. I gained a lot of brothers along the way, I learned that I loved basketball and being around the guys every day,” Reherman said of his days with Weatherford. “There was a culture building when I got to high school and we expanded it throughout the years with coach Bull leading the way just preaching and energy.”
Reherman credits the daily competition — not just the games — for sharpening him.
“I got to play with some really great players in high school and they improved me — the more the guys got going at each other in practice made us a lot better,” Reherman said.
That growth carried into his freshman season at SWOSU, where he scored a career-high 17 points in an 81-67 home win over Harding.
This season, Reherman posted nine points in a road win at Southeastern Oklahoma State and narrowly missed a double-double earlier in December, finishing with nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds in a five-point loss.
Beyond the stat line, Reherman says his first year in college changed him in deeper ways.
“I have really grown from my first year of college having some great seniors that year who led us and showed us so many things about basketball and being around them,” Reherman said. “I also gave my life to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ which has grown me as a man and made me much better as a person.”
Reherman isn’t the only former Eagle continuing his career in a Bulldog uniform.
Walker Kennedy, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound freshman guard, joined the SWOSU roster after graduating from Weatherford in 2025. He helped guide the Eagles to the Class 4A state championship after transferring from Piedmont.
For Bull, seeing both players continue their careers just down the road has been a point of pride.
“I feel extremely fortunate to have coached two guys as talented as them with great character,” Bull said. “I love the fact they are at SWOSU playing for Coach Weiberg and being able to follow their journey so close to home.”