| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1896–1897 |
| Prev Year: | none |
| Next Year: | 1897–98 |
| Team: | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Sex: | none |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 1–1 |
| Head Coach: | none |
| Captain: | M.R. Stevenson |
| Arena: | Armory |
The 1896–1897 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1896–97 college men's basketball season.
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