1998–99 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

1998–99 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
SoCon Regular season champion
SoCon tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record28–3 (16–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaF. Mitchell Johnson Arena
1998–99 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Davidson 11 5   .688 16 11   .593
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563 17 11   .607
VMI 9 7   .563 12 15   .444
UNC Greensboro 5 11   .313 7 20   .259
Western Carolina 2 14   .125 8 21   .276
South
No. 16 College of Charleston 16 0   1.000 28 3   .903
Chattanooga 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Wofford 8 8   .500 11 16   .407
Georgia Southern 6 10   .375 11 17   .393
Furman 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
The Citadel 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
1999 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1999
Rankings from AP poll

The 1998–99 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by 20th-year head coach John Kresse, played their home games at F. Mitchell Johnson Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as first-year members of the Southern Conference.

After finishing atop the conference regular season standings with a peerless 16–0 mark, the Cougars also won the 1999 SoCon tournament – capping a 25-game win streak – to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the East region. College of Charleston was beaten in the opening round by Tulsa, 62–53. The team finished with an overall record of 28–3 and were ranked No. 16 in the final AP poll.