1997–98 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

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
Seasons
1997–98 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
College of Charleston † 14 – 2   .875 24 – 6   .800
Florida International 13 – 3   .813 21 – 8   .724
Central Florida 11 – 5   .688 17 – 11   .607
Stetson 8 – 8   .500 11 – 15   .423
Florida Atlantic 5 – 11   .313 5 – 22   .185
Campbell 4 – 12   .250 10 – 17   .370
West
Georgia State 11 – 5   .688 16 – 12   .571
Samford 9 – 7   .563 14 – 13   .519
Centenary 8 – 8   .500 10 – 20   .333
Jacksonville State 6 – 10   .375 12 – 14   .462
Troy 5 – 11   .313 7 – 20   .259
Mercer 2 – 14   .125 5 – 21   .192
† 1998 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

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

Roster

1997–98 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 20 Jermel President 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Jr Burke Charleston, South Carolina
F 23 Sedric Webber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr W. J. Keenan Columbia, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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
Franklin Life Classic 		L 58–65  5–2
 F. Mitchell Johnson Center (2,803)
Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 29, 1997*
 Columbia
Franklin Life Classic 		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
Jan 5, 1998
 Troy W 92–42  8–2
(2–0) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Center (2,762)
Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 8, 1998
 at Samford W 50–49  9–2
(3–0) 		Seibert Hall (1,466)
Homewood, Alabama
Jan 10, 1998
 at Jacksonville State W 88–63  10–2
(4–0) 		Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,022)
Jacksonville, Alabama
Jan 12, 1998*
 at The Citadel L 63–64  10–3
 McAlister Field House (5,236)
Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 15, 1998
 Florida International W 81–62  11–3
(5–0) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,495)
Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 17, 1998
 Florida Atlantic W 74–56  12–3
(6–0) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,207)
Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 22, 1998
 at Central Florida W 65–47  13–3
(7–0) 		UCF Arena (1,439)
Orlando, Florida
Jan 24, 1998
 at Stetson W 67–63  14–3
(8–0) 		Edmunds Center (3,622)
DeLand, Florida
Jan 29, 1998
 Campbell W 65–39  15–3
(9–0) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,392)
Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 31, 1998
 Mercer W 67–47  16–3
(10–0) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,437)
Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 2, 1998
 Georgia State W 79–53  17–3
(11–0) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,201)
Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 7, 1998
 at Campbell W 62–49  18–3
(12–0) 		Carter Gymnasium (864)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Feb 12, 1998
 at Florida Atlantic W 72–49  19–3
(13–0) 		FAU Arena (2,839)
Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 14, 1998
 at Florida International L 67–74  19–4
(13–1) 		Golden Panther Arena (1,525)
Westchester, Florida
Feb 16, 1998*
 Wofford W 79–45  20–4
 F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,037)
Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 19, 1998
 Stetson W 67–53  21–4
(14–1) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (2,971)
Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 21, 1998
 Central Florida L 68–70 OT 21–5
(14–2) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (3,417)
Charleston, South Carolina
TAAC tournament
Feb 26, 1998*
 (1) (8) Campbell
Quarterfinals 		W 78–64  22–5
 F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (3,249)
Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 27, 1998*
 (1) (5) Central Florida
Semifinals 		W 81–66  23–5
 F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (3,641)
Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 28, 1998*
 (1) (2) 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[3] [4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Arizona Uses Every Trick in Its Bag to Oust Charleston". The New York Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "College of Charleston 1997-1998 stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.