1996–97 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1996–97 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by 18th-year head coach John Kresse, played their home games at F. Mitchell Johnson Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference.

1996–97 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
TAAC Regular Season champion
TAAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 16
Record29–3 (16–0 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaJohn Kresse Arena
1996–97 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 16 College of Charleston160 1.000293  .906
Florida International124 .7501613  .552
Florida Atlantic115 .6881611  .593
Campbell88 .5001116  .407
Stetson511 .313918  .333
Central Florida412 .250719  .269
West
Samford115 .688199  .679
Jacksonville State97 .5631017  .370
Southeastern Louisiana79 .4381018  .357
Georgia State610 .3751017  .370
Centenary610 .375918  .333
Mercer115 .063323  .115
1997 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

After finishing the regular season conference schedule unbeaten (16–0), the Cougars would also win the 1997 TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Southeast region. College of Charleston beat No. 5 seed Maryland in the opening round before falling to eventual National champion Arizona in the second round, 73–69. The team set a school record for wins in a season and finished with an overall record of 29–3 as well as a No. 16 ranking in the season’s final AP poll.

The Charleston senior class finished with a four-year record of 101–17.

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