1896–97 Nebraska men's basketball team

1896–97 Nebraska men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	2–0
Head coach	Frank Lehmer (1st season)
Home arena	Grant Memorial Hall

The 1896–97 Nebraska men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent in the 1896–97 collegiate men's basketball season, Nebraska's first season of varsity basketball competition. The team was led by head coach Frank Lehmer and played both of its games at Grant Memorial Hall in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
February 2, 1897	Lincoln YMCA	W 11–8	1–0	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, NE
February 23, 1897	Lincoln YMCA	W 23–14	2–0	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1896–97 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
^ "Nebraska Basketball 2024–25 Media Guide". Nebraska Athletics. October 9, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2025.

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Venues	Grant Memorial Hall (1897–1921, 1923–1926) Fairgrounds Coliseum (1921–1923) Nebraska Coliseum (1926–1976) Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976–2013) Pinnacle Bank Arena (2013–present)
Rivalries	Creighton
Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity"
People	Head coaches NBA players Olympians Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26