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
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While this is obviously a temporary setback for Leon, he has handled it well and we are confident he will return to action relatively soon. The good news is he had no pain symptoms, and Leon knows he has a lot of basketball ahead of him this season.
We'll just have to see how he responds.
against ourselves playing pressure washington
We can't play under pressure. We can only put pressure on ourselves to do our best. There's enough pressure playing against Washington State. Let's not play under any more pressure than there really is.
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We can't operate now with our heads down. We're disappointed. We've got basketball ahead of us and we have a huge game Saturday. It's important for our team to bounce back. The natural reaction might be to be down, but we can't afford that. We have to step up.
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We can't operate now with our heads down. It's important that our team bounces back. It's crucial we fight and battle.
biggest hit shot since
That's the biggest shot Theo has hit since he's been with us.
against effort
That's the effort you have to have against Washington.
basketball easy good sure
That's OK. He sure made things look easy for us. It's good to see him become a basketball player.
came guys momentum normally played state
It's tough. I thought our guys came out and played very hard. But give N.C. State credit, they played well. They didn't make a whole lot of threes like they normally do, but the ones they did make were some real momentum changers.
defense good playing solid team
They were a good team then (Dec. 31, first meeting), and they are a good team now. They have some weapons, they are playing solid defense and they are used to winning.
against biggest shots
That had to be one of the biggest shots someone has made against us.
dream love player position team
That is what you dream of as a player and a coach. You love to be in that position and our team is in that position.
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It's a great accomplishment. That shows how tough this conference is. For any team in a tough conference, when you can go and nail down a win on the road in your opener, that's a statement. I don't care where you are or who you're playing.
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It's a great position for us to be in. It's an honor to be able to play for a Pac-10 championship. I'm happy for our players that they're going to have the opportunity to fight for the championship. That's what you dream of as a player and as a coach.