1997–98 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
# 1997–98 College of 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.

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | $Rank^#$ | $Opponent^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 1997* | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 83–44 | 1–0 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,277) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Nov 19, 1997* | | Charleston Southern | W 91–64 | 2–0 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center (5,121) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Nov 25, 1997* | | at George Mason | W 68–56 | 3–0 | Patriot Center (2,411) Fairfax, Virginia |
| Dec 2, 1997* | | at UMass | L 40–52 | 3–1 | Mullins Center (7,536) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Dec 6, 1997* | | The Citadel | W 56–44 | 4–1 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,516) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Dec 20, 1997* | | Guilford | W 71–47 | 5–1 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center (2,743) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Dec 28, 1997* | | Rider | L 58–65 | 5–2 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center (2,803) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Dec 29, 1997* | | Columbia | W 77–55 | 6–2 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center (2,251) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 3, 1998 | | at Centenary | W 64–51 | 7–2 (1–0) | Gold Dome (1,050) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Feb 16, 1998* | | Wofford | W 79–45 | 22–4 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,037) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 19, 1998 | | Stetson | W 67–53 | 23–4 (14–1) | F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (2,971) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 21, 1998 | | Central Florida | L 68–70 $^{OT}$ | 23–5 (14–2) | F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (3,417) Charleston, South Carolina |
| TAAC tournament ||||||
| Feb 26, 1998* | (1) | Campbell Quarterfinals | W 78–64 | 22–5 | F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (3,249) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 27, 1998* | (1) | Central Florida Semifinals | W 81–66 | 23–5 | F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (3,641) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 28, 1998* | (1) | Florida International Championship Game | W 72–63 | 24–5 | F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (3,371) Charleston, South Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1998* CBS | (14 MW) | (3 MW) No. 10 Stanford First round | L 57–67 | 24–6 | United Center (21,158) Chicago, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

Source <ref>"College of Charleston 1997-1998 stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.</ref

## Awards and honors

* Sedric Webber – TAAC co-Player of the Year
* John Kresse – TAAC Coach of the Year
