# 1998–99 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 1998* | | at Charleston Southern | W 64–43 | 1–0 | Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Nov 16, 1998* | | at Georgia | L 63–84 | 1–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Nov 23, 1998* | | Belmont Abbey | W 78–69 | 2–1 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina |
| Dec 1, 1998* | | UMass | W 77–75 | 3–1 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina |
| Dec 4, 1998* | | vs. South Carolina | L 44–55 | 3–2 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 5, 1998* | | vs. No. 3 North Carolina | W 66–64 | 4–2 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 12, 1998* | | George Mason | W 74–70 | 5–2 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina |
| Dec 22, 1998* | | Delaware | W 80–55 | 8–2 | F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 25, 1999 | | at Wofford | W 70–65 | 17–2 (9–0) | Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Jan 30, 1999 | | at Davidson | W 84–80 | 18–2 (10–0) | Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina |
| Feb 1, 1999 | No. 22 | Georgia Southern | W 66–41 | 19–2 (11–0) | F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 3, 1999* | No. 22 | at Coastal Carolina | W 75–65 | 20–2 | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Feb 6, 1999 | No. 22 | at The Citadel | W 60–39 | 21–2 (12–0) | McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 8, 1999 | No. 20 | VMI | W 85–59 | 22–2 (13–0) | F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1999 | No. 20 | at Chattanooga | W 58–53 | 23–2 (14–0) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 15, 1999 | No. 18 | at East Tennessee State | W 74–55 | 24–2 (15–0) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 20, 1999 | No. 18 | Furman | W 85–63 | 25–2 (16–0) | F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Feb 26, 1999* | No. 17 | vs. Furman Quarterfinals | W 98–74 | 26–2 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 27, 1999* | No. 17 | vs. Western Carolina Semifinals | W 80–49 | 27–2 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 28, 1999* | No. 17 | vs. Appalachian State Championship game | W 77–67 | 28–2 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1999* | (8 E) No. 16 | vs. (9 E) Tulsa First round | L 53–62 | 28–3 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Sedric Webber – SoCon Player of the Year
* John Kresse – SoCon Coach of the Year