1997–98 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1997–98
Team:	Charleston Cougars
Conference:	Trans America Athletic Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	TAAC
Record:	24–6
Conf Record:	14–2
Hc Year:	19th
Champion:	TAAC Regular Season champion TAAC tournament champion
Tourney Result:	first round

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.^[1] The team finished with an overall record of 24–6.

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

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

Notes and References

1. News: Arizona Uses Every Trick in Its Bag to Oust Charleston . . March 16, 1997 . June 11, 2021.
2. News: 1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule. College of Charleston Athletics. January 7, 2023. en.
3. Web site: College of Charleston 1997-1998 stats. NCAA Career Statistics.