Ben Braun

Ben Braun
Benjamin Abraham Braunis a men's college basketball coach. He is the former coach at Rice University, where he spent eight seasons. Previously, Braun spent 12 years with the California Golden Bears program and 11 years at Eastern Michigan University. He has won the most games of any coach in Eastern Michigan's history...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 November 1953
discipline present staying thinking
When you're entrenched in principles, you're not thinking about streaks or standings. Staying in the present does take discipline and focus.
time
That was probably the only time we made consecutive mistakes.
feels good
It feels pretty good to see everyone in the community. They're all so proud.
came remembers team washington
I think our team remembers Washington came in here and had their way with us.
catch remember tables teams turn
We have to turn the tables on the pressure. We have to remember the other teams have to catch us.
exercises guys value
Those guys now know the value of being vocal. We've had team-building exercises set up some of those things.
huge hump team took
I thought he had a huge year. He took his team over the hump tonight. He put them on his back. He was phenomenal.
against fight hard patient team washington
We need to fight hard against a good, patient team like Washington State.
defense half second
We had to make adjustments at halftime. Our defense in the second half was the big difference.
catching challenges factor floor great post runs shots skills
He's a great defender, he challenges shots and he runs the floor well. His post skills are catching up. He's been a real factor for us.
absence hole last plus
Getting Leon back is a big plus for us. His absence put us in a hole last year.
conference far game losing overtime perspective puts team
I don't think we should get penalized for losing an overtime game to (the conference champions). I think that game puts in perspective how far this team has come this season.
game
I don't think you can play a game like that and not be down afterward.
athletes aware cutting easy good job keys tough
One of the keys for us is recognizing their shooters, which isn't easy because they're all pretty good shooters. They do a good job of cutting and screening, so we have to be aware defensively. They have some good athletes and some good shooters. They are very tough to guard.