1998–99 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
1998–99 Charleston Cougars men's basketball | |
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SoCon Regular season champion SoCon tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
South Division | |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 28–3 (16–0 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | F. Mitchell Johnson Arena |
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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.[1] The team finished with an overall record of 28–3 and were ranked No. 16 in the final AP poll.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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[2] | 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 | ||||||
Source[3]
Rankings
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]- Sedric Webber – SoCon Player of the Year
- John Kresse – SoCon Coach of the Year
References
[edit]- ^ "Up 26, Tulsa just holds on vs. Charleston". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "A Shocker in Charlotte: Charleston Tips Tar Heels". The New York Times. December 6, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.