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
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.
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.
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.
saw team
I saw what our team can do when it's healthy.
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.
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.
We're a lot more inside-oriented than we were then.
time
That was probably the only time we made consecutive mistakes.
anybody dominant particular showing stepping team teams
I don't see anybody stepping up as the dominant team, but I see no team showing any particular weakness. There will be a lot of teams scrambling at the end for the championship.
deceiving league player promise
I can promise you that's a deceiving record. They're going to be a player in this league before it's over.