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
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

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.