1897–98 Nebraska men's basketball team

1897–98 Nebraska men's basketball
1897–98 Nebraska men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	1–3
Head coach	Frank Lehmer (2nd season);
Home arena	Grant Memorial Hall

1897–98 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chicago		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Minnesota A&M		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Mount Union		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Savage School of Physical Education		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Bloomsburg		–		–	5	–	1	.833
Temple		–		–	22	–	5	.815
Western Reserve		–		–	4	–	1	.800
Penn State		–		–	2	–	1	.667
Westminster (PA)		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Hiram		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Yale		–		–	12	–	9	.571
Allegheny		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Bucknell		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Rose–Hulman		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Butler		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Minnesota		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Notre Dame		–		–	1	–	2	.333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–		–	1	–	2	.333
Macalester		–		–	1	–	3	.250
		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Central Pennsylvania		–		–	0	–	1	.000
Iowa		–		–	0	–	1	.000
North Dakota State		–		–	0	–	6	.000
Wabash		–		–	0	–	2	.000

The 1897–98 Nebraska men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent in the 1897–98 collegiate men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Frank Lehmer and played home games at Grant Memorial Hall in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 8, 1898	Lincoln YMCA	L 15–9	0–1	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, NE
January 15, 1898	Omaha YMCA	L 16–12	0–2	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, NE
February 1, 1898	Lincoln YMCA	L 20–13	0–3	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, NE
February 22, 1898	at Omaha YMCA	W 10–9	1–3	Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1897–98 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.

[1] "1897–98 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2019.

[2] "Nebraska Basketball 2024–25 Media Guide". Nebraska Athletics. October 9, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2025.

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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 1896–97 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