1997–98 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1997–98 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by 19th-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.

1997–98 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
TAAC Regular Season champion
TAAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–6 (14–2 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaJohn Kresse Arena
1997–98 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
College of Charleston142 .875246  .800
Florida International133 .813218  .724
Central Florida115 .6881711  .607
Stetson88 .5001115  .423
Florida Atlantic511 .313522  .185
Campbell412 .2501017  .370
West
Georgia State115 .6881612  .571
Samford97 .5631413  .519
Centenary88 .5001020  .333
Jacksonville State610 .3751214  .462
Troy511 .313720  .259
Mercer214 .125521  .192
1998 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

After finishing atop the conference regular season standings (14–2), the Cougars also won the 1998 TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. College of Charleston was beaten in the opening round by eventual Final Four participant Stanford, 67–57. The team finished with an overall record of 24–6.

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