1896–97 Nebraska men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1896â97 Nebraska men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent in the 1896â97 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]
ConferenceIndependent
Record2â0
Headcoach
- Frank Lehmer (1st season)
HomearenaGrant Memorial Hall
| 1896â97 Nebraska men's basketball | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2â0 |
| Head coach |
|
| Home arena | Grant Memorial Hall |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2, 1897 |
Lincoln YMCA | W 11â8 | 1â0 |
Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| February 23, 1897 |
Lincoln YMCA | W 23â14 | 2â0 |
Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, NE | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||